Most of the photos posted on the internet and here on Dave’s Garden look very little like the Lodoicea maldivica (Coco de Mer) I have s...Read Moreeen growing in Ft Lauderdale, as their trunks are way, way, way, WAY-WAY-WAY too narrow to be Coco de Mer, and, I have posted here photos of the YOUNG Coco de Mers at Ft Lauderdale with people next to them, to show just how massive they are. Furthermore, many internet photos show them full of “coconuts” at a short height, and it’s my understanding that Lodoicea are not sexually mature until very tall. So, either 1) there is another palm species misidentified as Lodoicea maldivica all over the internet, or, 2) the female trees are extremely different in size from the nale trees, and I’m seeing only male trees here, or 3) there’s some type of unidentfied “Godzilla Palm” here in Ft Lauderdale that dwarfs internet photos of Coco de Mer, and I’m misidentifying it as Coco de Mer. I’m guessing 1) is the correct answer. The first one I ever saw was about 2002 in either Monkey Jungle or Parrot Jungle. It was ENORMOUS. Later on, about 2005, I notice two “young” ones planted along the New River in Ft Lauderdale; the “shorter” one across from the IMAX Theater is now gone, presumably felled by Hurricane Irma. I have not checked yet to see if the other one slightly upstream at the “Sailboat Bend” section on the New River in Ft Lauderdale is still standing. I have reason to believe they are more cold-tolerant than Coconut Palms, since Coconut Palms planted next to them showed leaf-browning from sustained temps in the 50’s F for a two-week stretch in January 2010 - ie a typical January for St Pete, FL (however, for us in Ft Lauderdale it caused a mass die-off of iguanas and tilapia and Calophyllum inophyllum trees), but the Coco de Mers showed no browning or damage. Does this mean Coco de Mer can be grown on the warmest parts of the St Pete Penninsula where there are also Coconut Palms? Probably.
Extremely large palm tree! Everything about this tree is massive. A rare beauty to behold. Very rare and very expensive if you can fin...Read Mored one for sale.
i would like to grow this plant but i lack the neccesary money to obtain one. I found out an interesting fact about coconuts. More people...Read More are killed each year by coconuts falling on them than shark bites. Its kinda weird so if you want to get the coconut or are walking around them... i guess you should be careful.
Corte Madera, CA (Zone 10a) | November 2004 | positive
This palm is beatiful! Especially before it forms a trunk. This palm has never been tried in Southern California, but is WAY too expensiv...Read Moree to try, unless you are a millionaire. Roacheria species, from the Seychelles are able to survive well in Sydney AU, so you never know.... But I would not encourage it, unless you have an extra million at hand.
One of my favorite ones though! I saw one outside in Florida and it was amazing!
This palm has the largest seed in the plant kingdom, weighing up to 45lbs. It's called the double coconut because the seeds are usually ...Read Moredouble and each seed resembles a huge coconut. The plant is endangered and is a native of the Seychelle Islands. Collected seed is strictly prohibited, but seeds can sometimes be purchase for about $500 each. Germination is really tricky so buying a seed to germinate is a big risk. Germination can take many many years, and is recommended to do in the place where yoiu want the tree to grow, since moving it often results in death of the plant.
Trees are very slow, taking over 20 years to make a trunk. They eventually grow up to over 80' tall and are one of the more massive palms in the world. The leaves are palmate, but nearly entire and massive. It is a gorgeous, awe-inspiring palm.
Most of the photos posted on the internet and here on Dave’s Garden look very little like the Lodoicea maldivica (Coco de Mer) I have s...Read More
Extremely large palm tree! Everything about this tree is massive. A rare beauty to behold. Very rare and very expensive if you can fin...Read More
i would like to grow this plant but i lack the neccesary money to obtain one. I found out an interesting fact about coconuts. More people...Read More
This palm is beatiful! Especially before it forms a trunk. This palm has never been tried in Southern California, but is WAY too expensiv...Read More
This palm has the largest seed in the plant kingdom, weighing up to 45lbs. It's called the double coconut because the seeds are usually ...Read More