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I now have 2 coconut palms to try to grow again this summer. In the 70's I had two for 4 years and had no problems. I did not fuss with them at all. In 2007 I bought one and it died in the winter of 2007-2008. I guess it was too cool in my basement. Between this and my Ae Ae Bananas wish me good luck this summer?

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Vickie,

If your thermometer ever goes below 60 degrees, your coconut palms are not long for this plane of existence.

Where do you live? Cocos nucifera are truly a tropical tree that requires sun, water, and space. There are substitute palms that look somewhat like coconuts, but all are large trees.

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i understand perfectly what you are saying even tho the others may not..you want to push the limits of your zone a little.i grow grapefruit,tangerines, lemon,and kumquat here in central ga...you get a sense of accomplishment for growing stuff out of the norm when no one else would dream of trying.if you are growing coconut trees it is true when the temps drop below 60 even for a few hours it can seriously damage and or kill the tree. try the maylayan dwarf coconut tree. it is a much better use of your time as it can survive very short periods down in the mid 30.of course you would use a pot...im just saying its a better investment of your time.

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They will be in pots becauase I am zone 6. My others were in pots back in the 70's. But that year in the basement it probably got down to 50* or 55*F in 2007-2008. Right now they are inside my house were the temps are in 70*.

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Hey Crazy, good for you. I have an unsprouted (so far) Malay dwarf and a Samoan dwarf which is supposed to be hardier. Another good looking pinnate palm is the"Pindo". It's also very hardy.

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I cannot go to the tropics, so the tropics have to come here. LOL

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I wish you the very best. Even in So Cal, I still can not grow everything I want. And I really want to push my limits with the Sealing Wax Palm. It is truly ultra tropical (and very expensive and slow growing).

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Great plant, one of my favorites. I hope you're able to grow it. I tried some from seed once but.....forget it .

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Where were you able to find your Samoan dwarf? I have been looking for a while and so far ebay ($35 each coconut) seems to be the only option.