Looks very healthy and happy!!!!

You are doing a great job...I can't seem to figure out why they don't like me!!! LOL !!! I really love them!!!

Way to Go US Marine!!! (Love that name!!!)

Laura IN VB

Thanks. Your doing a great job as well, I like the pics you posted:)

Very nice coconut palm! It looks a lot better than mine right now (and it gets humid here). I cant believe it did so well with that much heat and dryness. Definitely a desert coconut! Ive heard of them tolerating some dry conditions occasionally, but yours is thriving in them. Maybe you will be posting some pics of fruit in a few years from it!

Good luck!
-Alex

looks great, I suspect you have to water it all the time. In those temperatures they suck up water like a sponge.

Here are some other plants that seem to love dry heat:

Pomegranate-

Orange tree-

Small oranges-

A few of my banana's-

More pics on the way.

She is a little sunburned, but hasn't burned mutch since I started introducing her to direct light. Most coconut palms sold here are house plants and acclimatized to low lighting. Even slowly introducing them still burns. Once they acclimatize back, they seem to not get burned even at temps above 100f.
@ tropicalzone7- Thanks. Your coconut palm is doing great as well. It am very sure its starting split. Its doing exactly like my original did.
@ andyandy- Yeah, I usually water everyday when temps are above 95f. I water when the soil is on the dry side, but I never let it dry out, except during winter. Growing coconut palms in California without a green house is challenging. Thanks, and I hope your plants are doing well.

Yay, Im happy to hear that my coconut might be splitting its leaves soon!
Your other plants look really great also! The pomegranate is especially nice to see since I dont see them thriving on the east coast.

Good luck!
-Alex

Hi us_marine. I just want to say thanks for keeping us updated on your coconuts. I been reading them since last year and have learn a few tid bits here and there. I just got a coconut from Walmart last Saturday and am going to baby it. Hoping I can get it to fruit in a giant pot eventually. :)

Your welcome musaboru. I might be able to give some more tips and tricks.But before I post them, what state do you live in, whats the climate like and how are you going to take care of them? Just wondering because you might be set:)I'll post instructions on how I take care of my coconut palms if you like. Good luck and keep us updated on your coconut palm as well.

Thanks. I'll need all the luck lol.

I live in So Cal (Ontario). I have the same type as yours with golden petioles. Planning on to grow them outside in the Summer then put them under indoor lighting in Winter. But I don't trust the night temps right now, so it's staying next to my aquarium now. It feels pretty chilly to me at night, the readings are around 58F.

You can see the Avg highs and lows here.

I live Northern California, our climates are very close, they almost match. Summer high and lows are right on, except I think my summer has more 100f+ days. Your winter high and lows are warmer than mine, lows warmer by 3-4f, and highs by about 10f. Your climate seems more favorable than mine. Did you want me to post instructions and/or tips? I might not found the secrete, but so far it looks promising.If you do want them, remember I am by no means an expert.
Hope your palm does very well. It will be interesting to see more california coconut palms:)

My understanding is that the ultra tropicals function best in temps from 80-120f the more water the better toward the high end on the range.
Coconuts are super cool palms!

I would love to get one but my winter temps inside are a little iffy,I will probably end up with one someday,you know how that goes(-:

Thanks for posting your pics!

Sure, I'll consider any advice/tips I can get man. I want to repot it soon, the pot is fugly. So any thing about what potting soil is best would be helpful.

Here's mine...I think the lighting should be good for now. Plus the aquarium evaporation should keep it humid somewhat.

This may or may not help, but I am hoping it is insightful to all who read it:) Your results may vary, so if I were you I would develope a technique that works best for you. Maybe give and or take things I have suggested.
My technique:
Winter-
Don't water in winter, unless your house temps on average are above 75f. They can get root rot if your not
careful. If temps are that warm , water once to maybe twice a month. Never water if soil is still moist.

Make sure your palm is in a sunny window, and try to mist in mornings and just before sunset. If temps are
sunny and warm, (65f is usually okay,but 68f and above is much safer), you can put her outside for a while.
Try to keep lows inside in the mid to high 60f's, and have highs around 72-75f. If its possible to keep temps at a constant, that works best.

Tip 1- Buy some root heating cabels, they can help alot. You might not need them, but they better your palms survival chances.

Tip 2- I brought my coconut palm in and out alot, and during spring it got aphids. If you mix small ammounts of dish soap and water you can lightly mist your palm. It will kill many very quick, and other will die later.

Tip 3- Buy copper fungicide, its better to be safe than sorry. Wet and cold creates a good breeding ground for fungus.

Summer-
Slowly introduce your coconut palm back into direct sunlight, even if you have a sunny window, and to colder nights. Mist often. When day length increases and temps get hot (95f or hotter) find a place that gives it shade, but blocks out the hottest part of the day.

If its an average summer, you may need to water every day. Water when soil is somewhat dry, but never let it dry out. Another good idea is to find a place that has high humidity. Places include anything near water or under larger plants. Because California is dry, levels might not get much above 43% unless your near the coast.

Soil mix- Anything is good, as long as it drains well and holds on to nutrients. I used a palm/cactus mix for my original, and mixed sand with the palm/cactus mix for the one outside. I would suggest using sand with some type of soil.
Observations:
My coconut palms are a light yellow-green color. They darken up in places that recieve less sunlight, such as a frond shaded by another. It could be the lack of humidity.

I did have one coconut palm planted outback that was a very dark green in color. It had at most 3-7 hours of sunlight. The soil held on to more water as well.

Hope this long post at least gave you some advice and good luck to all.

Heres some pics of my oldest coconut palm-

Great info! Is your oldest coconut palm a dwarf because it seems more compact than the taller ones?
Good luck! Yoru coco palms look great!
-Alex

I am not sure what kind of coconut palm it is? All the tag said was its scientific name. I always thought it was a golden malayan?

Thanks tropicalzone7, and good luck!

Golden malayan is a dwarf variety. It fruits at a smaller height and apparently is more resistant to lethal yellowing (a disease affecting many palms, especially coconut palms). I think the dwarf varieties are slightly less cold tolerant than the taller ones but Im not sure if its true. I think I have a jamaican tall coconut (or at least one of the taller ones) because the leaves are a darker green and more separated.
Thanks!!
-Alex

Too bad I don't know for sure. If someone on here knows, what variety are my coconut palms? If it is a malayan and decides to fruit, I could get coconuts sooner:)
Nice coconut musaboru!

Thanks a lot us_marine. What brand of copper fungicide do you use?

I believe most of the varieties we buy in big box stores is the Golden Malay which has the golden petioles. When I bought mines, I did see one that was all green including the petioles, wonder if that one was a freak hybrid that came from a golden malay palm.

I am considering on buying a Fiji Dwarf, cos in the link below you can see how small it is while fruiting. To me, I am dreaming that it could be in a crate-type pot for trees but at my house! And the fronds on it aren't so gigantic, it could probably fit into a garage with a little trimming (remove the rafters if I have to, jk!). :)

Here is a link that might be useful: http://bnsullivanphoto.com/2009/08/niu-leka-dwarf-coconut-palm.html

I haven't had to use any, so I put it up in my shed somewhere. I 'll have to find it and check the brand.
I was also planning on doing the same, but havent found a container big enough. Keep us updated. Thanks, and good luck.

I've really enjoyed seeing your coconut palms. I just put two tight up against the south side of the garage. They're doing much better now that we've had 3 straight days of rain.

My inground coconut palm just finished 1 spear and is working on another that is about 2 3/4 in up:)My original coconut palm is growing quicker, its spear is starting to open. 12 days ago its spear was only a few inches up. Temperatures have been in the low 60f's and high 50fs at night, which is just a little cooler than average. Not bad for a mediterranean climate.

@ kinzyjr-Thanks, and good luck.

weather here reeady to help my coconuts really explode. We got a soaking rain last night and today was hazy and humid. all of my potted palms soil is soaked with rain water. We are supposed to get more rain tonight and tommorow. Starting Wed. (all days partly cloudy) 89 91 86 87 86 88 86 86. This will be the first time the rain has brought in a warm front instead of a cold front.

My coconut palm saw 104F (with a pretty good amound of humidity though) and I must admit its pretty happy! I think this next leaf is showing sings of splitting so maybe some real fronds soon! Im very excited!!!
-Alex