Flamingo Road Nursery: Malayan Coconut Palm

Flamingo Road Nursery, 3100 Flamingo Rd., Davie, FL 33330, (954) 476-7878

Malayan Coconut Palm
Cocos nucifera 'Green Malayan'

PLANT TYPE: Palm

AVERAGE SIZE: Up to 20 feet tall; crown up to 15 feet wide

GROWTH RATE: Moderate to fast

LEAF: Pinnate leaves; up to 18 feet long and 6 feet wide

FLOWER: Light yellow inflorescences emerge from canoe-shaped sheaths among the leaves; 2 to 3 feet long. Coconut palms begin to flower at about 4 to 6 years of age. Fruits are green at first turning brownish as they mature; up to 15" long by 12" wide; edible.

GROWING CONDITIONS

LIGHT: Full sun

WATER: Once established, low water requirements. Keep soil well drained.

CARE: Salt tolerant but not tolerant of cold. Fertilize in March, June, and October. Click here for fertilizer coupon!

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Signature of the tropics

This beautiful palm embodies the romance of the tropics. The Coconut makes a great accent on the lawn, and provides nice filtered shade for the patio. Use in groves and street planting.

We use the 'Malayan' cultivar because of their resistance to lethal yellowing (LY), a fatal disease of coconut palms in Florida and parts of the Caribbean region.