Description: These seeds are for sprouting NOT TO EAT !!!!!! Some will have no water because the water and some of the meat will become a sponge ball. No leaves!! Just the seed will be shipped . Please note that this listing excludes shipping to AK and Islands. We do not ship internationally. Thank you for considering this Coconut tree seed for your gardening needs. You will receive one of the seeds from picture 1. This listing is for a seed from a Coconut palm tree, also known as Cocos nucifera. This tropical plant is commonly grown for its fruit and also for ornamental purposes. The seed offered here is suitable for planting and growing your own Coconut tree, which can eventually produce your own fresh coconuts. The seed is Not sprouted Patience is needed for the nut to sprout .It might take between 2 and 10 months if the right environment is provided . Below are some instructions on how to sprout your coconut seed: The coconut seed will not sprout unless is kept in full sun at daytime temps of around 80,90 degrees F and no lower than 70 degrees F overnight .Humidity must be very high This is definitely the most inexpensive method for how to grow a coconut palm. Your coconut should still have the husk on it, and when you shake it, you should be able to hear the water splashing around inside. Follow these steps to get your coconut ready to be planted: Coconuts fall from the tree when they are ripe. If the soil is loose and rainfall is sufficient, they often germinate and grow right where they land. To select a coconut for germinating, choose a fallen nut in which you can hear water slosh when you shake it. Leave the husk on. Soak it in a pail of water for two or three days before planting. To grow a coconut palm as a house plant, use a container at least 10 inches deep and large enough in diameter to hold the nut. Use a well drained potting soil mix. After soaking the nut, plant it with the pointed end down and the end that was attached to the tree upward. About a third of the nut should be above the soil level. Water it frequently, keeping the soil moist but not wet. As long as the soil drains well, it is difficult to give the germinating nut too much water. Keep the container in a warm location, preferably where the temperature never falls below 70oF and often is above 80oF. A container specimen should grow to be around 5 ft high and survive in the same container for about five years. To grow the coconut in your yard, choose a site with well drained soil in partial shade. Place the nut on its side in a shallow hole, burying only the lower third of the nut. Water it thoroughly twice a week. Understandable that ideal conditions, a coconut will germinate in three months, but otherwise it may take up to six months. At germination, the roots should push out through the husk, and the first shoot, looking like a sharp green spear, will emerge from the cavity at the end of the nut that was attached to the tree. The young leaves are “entire”leaves (without leaflets), but as the plant grows, it will produce the fronded (“pinnate”) leaves typical of the coconut palm. Young coconut palms grow rapidly, and their multiple leaves will develop into a trunk in about five years. At that stage, flower clusters begin to be formed in the axil of each leaf. A few weeks after flowering, many immature fruits will drop from the cluster. Those that remain grow rapidly, reaching mature size in six months and becoming fully ripened in nine months. A good-sized maturenut in its husk weighs about 6 lb, and a healthy tree produces 50 nuts per year. During the first year of growth, the coconut plant absorbs nutrients stored in the nut. Later, it responds to fertilizer as does any other plant.
Price: 7 USD
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
End Time: 2024-09-08T04:54:09.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: Unbranded
Type: Coconut
Genus: Coconut
Common Name: Palm Tree
