GROWING COCONUT PALMS in MARGINAL CLIMATES | My EXPERIMENT IN HARDINESS

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Coconuts are grown on a palm that is strictly tropical in its growing requirements.
Temps below 32f for too long will freeze them. But cool temperatures for a long period can be also be detrimental even above 32f.
Today I began an experiment in my most perfect Northern California Microclimate to see how much cold Coconut palms can take!
#coconut, #GrowingCoconutPalm, #CoconutCalifornia, #experiment
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Follow along with my Coconut palm experiment in Californias zone 9b… Smash the SUBSCRIBE BUTTON!
Have a great Day!🌴

TropicalGardenGuy
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Good luck getting the coconuts through winter. I would wrap them in a light felt material then with heavy duty frost cloth. At least 50gsm thickness. Without the felt the frost cloth will just transmit the cold. Put all your potted plants around it too as the more foliage the better insulated it will. A heater tube is next if you have access nearby.

jimr
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Love this! Your coconut’s plant is beautiful, hopefully it will survive thru this winter. Please keep us updated with your coconut’s plant. Thank you so much for sharing I love tropical fruit! Btw great job on your Lychee’s plants!! I see fruits so cool!!

juata
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Cool stuff bro, I hope it matures and fruits for you because you could slowly start to acclimate it so the offspring can start inching it’s way up more north

flatjacks
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Awesome, you're doing this experiment!

AdamOnVinyl
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This is a fun video. I haven't seen what actually happened to your coconut, but I wouldn't be surprised if it made it through winter. I live in Connecticut and brought a sprouted coconut home from my cousin's house in West Palm Beach two years ago. I planted it in a plastic planter with half sand and half potting soil. We have a really sunny backyard, so it lives out there from June through the end of September and is thriving. In the winter, it lives in the house in my living room widow. It seems pretty happy, but when we go away during the winter we need to make sure the temperature in the house doesn't go below 60 degrees F. I think 60 is the magic number with coconuts. Thanks for sharing your experience.

lizbecker
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Great video Jeff and an interesting experiment you are conducting! I am really impressed with what you can grow in your climate zone, thank you for sharing!

johnnysworld-backyardorchard
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Currently growing mine !!! I’m in the germination process now . I am doing a white coconut and the other one that is wrapped up in plastic when you but it

MYFIDDLELEAF
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That's an interesting experiment for sure. I have heard that many marginally hardy plants survive just a little better in winter if they are kept very dry. Of course this only works if the plant also tolerates that, which I don't know if the coconut does. My other thought was that a simple greenhouse might be enough for the palm until it eventually outgrows it. Of course in summer this would need to be wide open or dismantled, but otherwise your climate is so warm I am pretty optimistic you could store enough heat in there even in winter.

gartengeflugel
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Nice experiment, Jeff! A monthly update would be wonderful to see how it grows thru summer and fall!

anant
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When the palm is young it is at its most vulnerable to cold. In California, as a general rule until it develops at least 1 foot of solid trunk and the leaves open out, it must be kept in the pot so that it can be taken indoors during any prolonged chilly Winter spells. Then it can be planted into the ground; but also beware that some palm types (e.g. Mexican Fan) may deprive the Coconut of water if planted too close. The most succesful current long-term ones (e.g. Santa Ana) were carefully looked after when young, as well as being in a very favourable location.

MrPsarn
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Certainly interesting to see how cold it can go, I'll be watching for early winter updates 👍

lyonheart
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I’ll be interested to see how long the coconut lasts here in Modesto. Is there a reason you planted it in your front yard rather than the more crowded (and canopy protected) backyard? Are you thinking soil temperature is going to be more important than a little extra cover?

jared
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Hi Jeff, how's the coconut doing now that its getting colder

samb
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What a timely video. I've been trying to source a dwarf coconut tree here in Southern California for a while. I'm looking for dwarf because it's my understanding they are self fertile and I can get away with having only one. I've been inspired by the Newport, Del Mar and Santa Ana coconut trees and want to try to grow one to full maturity with fruits.
I know how difficult and unlikely it will be but that hasn't stopped me before. Do you have any recommendations where I might be able to find a dwarf Coconut Tree in Southern California without breaking the bank? Thank you.

tinyjungle_
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Hi did that coconut tree make it thru the winter😊

junebrown
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Some mean temps in Southern California cities for the coldest month is 60 degrees. So technically very close to tropical

lanisehoward
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Its been a month. My 3rd attemp to sprout a coconut. And i used the baggie method. All didnt work. My house is 75f temparture. Is there are idea where to put it somewhere warm or Keep it warm?

cpdudeyt
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I admire you, I’m working on my own tropical paradise in my backyard in Modesto CA too. So far I have: a mango tree, several guava varieties, I have soursop seedlings, a banana tree, Tamarillo or tomato trees, passion fruit, ice cream bean trees I started from seed, red hog plums. I’m thinking to I want to get lychee and achacha soon and hopefully I can finally grow anona sugar apple too.

zeroformal
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I also have a coconut palm, but in San Diego. The older fronds were losing their color and turning yellow and drying up. Is it alright to trim them back? Mine’s in the ground so hopefully it survives this upcoming winter.

CrazyAsian