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Large Coconut

Daryl

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Daryl Grand Master

Daryl

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Mike (Newcal) harvested a few nuts off a clients tree today and brought them along to tennis tonight to show them off. These were the biggest coconuts I've seen locally, and I think worthy of a photo. I just couldn't get over how heavy they were. Here is a photo of the largest one. Compare it to Mikes torso for scale...

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Daryl

Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

Walter John Grand Master

Walter John

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Hi Daryl

I haven't been able to see your posted photos for ages and this is really pissing me off. Any idea why this is ? Did you change photo sharing sites ? My browser mustn't like whatever it is.

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

Daryl Grand Master

Daryl

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Hi Wal, no I haven't changed anything. They are just hosted at photobucket like always. It may be a security setting in your web browser.

Daz

Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

Walter John Grand Master

Walter John

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(Daryl @ Jun. 13 2007,23:07)

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Hi Wal, no I haven't changed anything. They are just hosted at photobucket like always. It may be a security setting in your web browser.

Daz

Yep, just found the setting which I never made. It had a block on photobucket typed in. How did that get there ? Anyway, Why is Mike showing his nuts off ?

I can now see the pic, what a monster.

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

Tad Grand Master

Tad

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thats a whopper for sure!!

Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.

Abraham Lincoln

The way of the transgressor is hard

TikiRick Veteran

TikiRick

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Now THAT's a big nut.

Rick Leitner

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

26.07N/80.15W

Zone 10B

Average Annual Low 67 F

Average Annual High 84 F

Average Annual Rainfall 62"

 

Riverfront exposure, 1 mile from Atlantic Ocean

Part time in the western mountains of North Carolina

Gratefully, the best of both worlds!

ibreakforpalms Enthusiast

ibreakforpalms

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Got COCONUT Milk?  :D

Jason

Sebastian, Florida USA

Zone 9B/10A

palmmermaid Veteran

palmmermaid

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Holy cow!  That is the biggest nut I've ever seen!

Palmmermaid

Kitty Philips

West Palm Beach, FL

epicure3 Grand Master

epicure3

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Are you sure that's not from a watermelon tree?

Coastal San Diego, California

Z10b

Dry summer subtropical/Mediterranean

warm summer/mild winter

Gileno Machado Grand Master

Gileno Machado

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Nice one Daryl.

Our biggest fruits here (in this same size and colour) come from a variety we call "Indian tall" and look the same as yours. The husk is actually huge but the nut itself is just in a regular size. Dwarf cocos species have nuts which are about the same size as tall species...just the ouside husk is much thinner.

Here's an odd looking dwarf green coconut I harvested last week: It had two sample fruits attached to the batch, still green and growing:

(btw, the water was delicious)

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Sirinhaém beach, 80 Km south of Recife - Brazil

Tropical oceanic climate, latitude 8° S

Temperature extremes: 25 to 31°C

2000 mm average rainfall, dry summers

Daryl Grand Master

Daryl

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Hi Gileno, is that a 'male' coconut?  :)

Daryl

Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

newcal Proficient

newcal

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Hi Guys, I finally weighed this beauty and it is 6.2 kilos! I don't know what that is in pounds...

Mike

Neofolis Veteran

Neofolis

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That's almost going to compete with a Lodoicea.

6.2kg is approximately 13.64lbs.

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Corey Lucas-Divers

Dorset, UK

Ave Jul High 72F/22C (91F/33C Max)

Ave Jul Low 52F/11C (45F/7C Min)

Ave Jan High 46F/8C (59F/15C Max)

Ave Jan Low 34F/1C (21F/-6C Min)

Ave Rain 736mm pa

BobbyinNY Veteran

BobbyinNY

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I'd hate to see that thing fall on someone's head...

Bobby

Long Island, New York  Zone 7a (where most of the southern Floridians are originally from)

AVERAGE TEMPS

Summer Highs  : 85-90f/day,  68-75f / night

Winter Lows     : 38-45f/day,   25-35f / night

Extreme Low    : 10-20f/day,    0-10f / night   but VERY RARE

MattyB Grand Master

MattyB

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My nutz are green with envy.

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

Walter John Grand Master

Walter John

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I lost mine after yesterday. :P

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

DoomsDave Grand Master

DoomsDave

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Daryl:

Cut the big coconut open, so we can see how much is nut and how much is husk.

GADZOOKS, that thing is huge, by any measure.

dave

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Daryl Grand Master

Daryl

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(BobbyinNY @ Jun. 21 2007,04:52)

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I'd hate to see that thing fall on someone's head...

Bobby, I reckon the lights would go out very quickly!

Dave, I think this one will probably remain intact and be grown into a plant. It would be interesting to cut it open though.

Wal, I heard it was only 12C in BNE yesteday...that must be close to  a record eh?

Daryl

Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

Kris Grand Master

Kris

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Dear Daryl  :)

yes that coconut is indeed big and praise worthy,but does the

tree give out coconut always of similar size or this is first time

such nuts have grown to this size !can we all have the oppurtunity of seening coconuts of this size hanging on the tree still_please ! since its gona be really heavy and if falls

down on a speeding car boy o boy.its a total meham !

and daryl is that tennis court a day night playable flood light

court,since the still had a peculier colouration than normal

daylighting ?

Kindly request mike on behalf us to take snaps of the coconut tree in full bloom ! it should be eyefull like seeing

pamela anderson or anna nicholai smith...

thanks & love,

Kris  :)

love conquers all..

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Daryl Grand Master

Daryl

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Hi Kris,

Yes, the other coconuts he cut off were about the same size, but this was the pick of the litter. Unfortunately the tree is now neutered so we will have to wait a while for the next photo!

You are correct about the weird colour and lighting on the tennis court...it was taken at night under lights, and you can't help but get that 'green glow' off the surface.

regards,

Daryl.

Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

Kris Grand Master

Kris

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Dear Daryl  :)

thanks for the reply and we are waiting for the tree visuals with coco's hanging on them !  :)

Love,

Kris  :)

love conquers all..

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cfkingfish Grand Master

cfkingfish

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That looks like a NICE sized coconut off what we call "Panama Tall" but that shape is reminiscent of all tall varieties. I would say the biggest ones I have seen have been about that size, possibly. That nut is pretty friggin big.

Christian Faulkner

Venice, Florida - South Sarasota County.

www.faulknerspalms.com

 

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BS Man about Palms Grand Master

BS Man about Palms

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(Daryl @ Jun. 23 2007,02:34)

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Hi Kris,

Yes, the other coconuts he cut off were about the same size, but this was the pick of the litter. Unfortunately the tree is now neutered so we will have to wait a while for the next photo!

You are correct about the weird colour and lighting on the tennis court...it was taken at night under lights, and you can't help but get that 'green glow' off the surface.

regards,

Daryl.

Whew! Thats a relief, I was gonna say that nut had turned his hands a funny color and he should see a doctor.  It looked like jaundice!

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

Daryl Grand Master

Daryl

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yeah, he looked pretty ghoulish..hehe

Photo was taken with my cell phone too, so not the best quality!

Daryl

Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

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