Coconut

Cocos nucifera

Versatile milk with rejuvenating properties.

Tree25×8 mzone 12–13full sun🍎 Edible

Profile

Family: Arecaceae
Habit: Tree
Height: 25 m
Spread: 8 m
Growth: medium
Lifespan: 110 years
First yield: after 7 years
Hardiness: zone 12–13
Shade tolerance: full sun
Soil: Sand, Silt, Loam, Clay
Soil moisture: semi-dry – near water
pH: 5.5 – 7.5
Synonyms: Kokospalme

evergreen

Flowering & harvest

	J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
Flowering
Fruit harvest

Times apply to the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate and shift with altitude and cultivar.

Uses

Edible9 of 10

Medicinal9 of 10

Other uses9 of 10

Edible: Coconut (raw, dried, sprouted) products include water, milk, meat, mushroom, grated, and oil (0.7t/ha), yielding 8t/ha providing approximately 1000kcal/m². Palm sap products consist of honey, sugar, wine, vinegar, and palm hearts.

Notable

toleriert Salzwasser & extreme ph-Werte; lässt am Boden weitere Kultren zu; Straßenbaum/ Agroforst; benötigt 1-2m Jahresniederschlag & im 0 27°C; Gewicht der Kokosnuss 1-2,5kg (60% Schale). Das Innere: 2/3 Wasser & 1/3Fleisch; Ältere Kokosnuss = geringerer Wasseranteil & höhererÖl/ Milch/ Mus-Anteil; Nach 6 - 12 Monaten zu ernten, kcal Angaben bezeichen sich auf das o.g. Verhältnis;

Origin & habitat

In Nepal, it grows at altitudes of 700 to 1700 meters in rocky areas with shrubs, grasslands, near streams, and on the edges of farmland, as well as in moist, rocky hills and wastelands.

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