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East Coast Tall

Variety of Coconut · Cocos nucifera
Early-bearing Indian east-coast tall variety with good nut set.
Also known as: ECT
Edible value9Medicinal value9Other uses9
🇮🇳 India

Profile

Parentage
Tall-Ökotyp (Typica)
Pollination
self-fertile

Flowering & harvest

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

Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Description

Fruit

Medium round to oval nuts, green to yellow-brown, medium copra content.

Growth

Tall palm, comparatively early bearing, well adapted to sandy coastal soils.

Yield

70-90 nuts per palm and year, reliable yield along the east coast.

Notes

Cross-pollinating, parent line of many Indian hybrids.

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