Fiji Dwarf
Variety of Coconut · Cocos nucifera
Sturdy Pacific dwarf coconut, tolerant of lethal yellowing and popular as ornamental palm.
Also known as: Niu Leka, Niu Leka Dwarf
🇫🇯 FJ
Profile
- Parentage
- Dwarf-Ökotyp (Nana), pazifische Selektion
- Pollination
- self-fertile
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Medium green to brownish nuts; stouter, thicker habit than other dwarfs.
Growth
Compact, robust habit with dense crown; predominantly self-pollinating.
Yield
Medium to high yields; widely planted in Florida for its disease tolerance.
Notes
Regarded as one of the most tolerant varieties to lethal yellowing.
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