It has a more delicate appearance and orange-red fruit. It is being tested for disease resistance to Lethal Yellowing. Another new coconut is the 'Fiji Dwarf' and is another shorter palm. It has a crown of leaflets that are very wide and produce a dense shade. It is a true dwarf, slow growing and will be relatively small at maturity.
Coconuts are salt tolerant growing right on the beach, but do better a few hundred feet back.
Fertilize 4x to 6x a year with top quality palm food and watch your coconut grow to its maximum beauty. If you plant young trees and care for them well, they get extra fat and grow even more beautiful. Sprouting palms and growing palms from seed, use fresh seeds and follow the advice for coconuts below. To start a coconut from the seed, it is best to have the outer fibrous husk intact. Get a 3-gallon pot.