I can see CIDP and Washies here, but there is another pinnate species planted at the beach. Can Coco live here long term?

Hard to tell , but they sure look like it to me. Harry

100% Cocos nucifera

Lots of Cocos nucifera along Tenerife’s coastline. Some do better than others, but they’ve been there a long time. Think it’s getting close to their Northern limit.

Definitely an interesting mix of palms! 

9 hours ago, SeanK said:

I can see CIDP and Washies here, but there is another pinnate species planted at the beach. Can Coco live here long term?

Yes, coconuts can live long term in the Canary Islands and are planted in several coastal towns.

The photo looks like the beach of Las Teresitas, not far from Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Originally that beach was volcanic rock but was filled with sand from the Sahara and protected from erosion with an artificial reef.

Photo taken from here. 

1 hour ago, iko. said:

Yes, coconuts can live long term in the Canary Islands and are planted in several coastal towns.

The photo looks like the beach of Las Teresitas, not far from Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Originally that beach was volcanic rock but was filled with sand from the Sahara and protected from erosion with an artificial reef.

Photo taken from here. 

I believe you are correct on the beach site. Interesting that Cocos can live there. Looks like a popular spot 

Hello all,

I know those palms since I live close to there.  It is the West end of Las Teresitas, and those 5 coconuts are a living or surviving miracle.   The soil underneath that area is rocks with a layer of sand on it   and a mass of roots of Washintonia filifera. I think there is little or no loam or clay which they would love to hold water and nutrients. They were planted in the mid 70s so they must have been fighting there for 50 years old or just a bit less. They rely on manual irrigation with a hose. So through the decades, they lived too many spans of neglect and droughts.  I think those do not fruit anymore and one or two are going toward the end....  Climbed and shaken by tourists, hit by anything during concerts and parties.

There are much better ones on the same beach, on the other side. The area is warm enough for nice fruiting coconuts, not as good as the SW of the island.  If you plant a new one with soil, irrigation and attention you can grow a very good plant with a full or almost ful crown and get a few good bunches per year.

Carlo

On 10/4/2025 at 2:34, Carlo Morici said:

Hola a todos,

Conozco esas palmeras porque vivo cerca. Están en el extremo oeste de Las Teresitas, y esos cinco cocos son un milagro viviente o sobreviviente. El suelo debajo de esa zona es de rocas con una capa de arena y una masa de raíces de Washintonia filifera. Creo que hay poca o ninguna marga o arcilla, que les encantaría retener agua y nutrientes. Se plantaron a mediados de los 70, así que deben haber estado allí durante 50 años o un poco menos. Dependen del riego manual con una manguera. Así que, a lo largo de las décadas, han sufrido demasiados períodos de abandono y sequías. Creo que ya no dan fruto y uno o dos están llegando a su fin... Trepados y sacudidos por turistas, golpeados por cualquier cosa durante conciertos y fiestas.

Hay cocos mucho mejores en la misma playa, al otro lado. La zona es lo suficientemente cálida como para dar buenos frutos, pero no tan buenos como el suroeste de la isla. Si se planta uno nuevo con tierra, riego y atención, se puede obtener una planta muy buena con una copa completa o casi completa y obtener unos cuantos buenos racimos al año.

Carlos

Hi Carlo, I hope you're okay, my friend. It's been difficult for me to reach you. I hope you can read my message. Best regards.