Name: Coconut , “Coconut Palm” نخلة جوز الهند - Souq Garden
SKU: 16527OT-P
Price: 80.0 AED
Availability: InStock

Scientific name	Cocos nucifera
Common name	Coconut tall tree
Temperature requirement	27-32 °C
Humidity	60-80%
Light	Full sunlight
Watering	Water everyday &keep moist
Pests	Rhinoceros beetle,red palm weevil,black headed caterpillar, coconut eriophyid mite,
Pet friendliness	Not hazardous
Maximum plant height	15-25 m
Potting mix	Potting soil/red soil/manure/perlite
Pot requirement	Good drainage&repot every 1-2 years
Nutrition	Apply manure for first 15 days and npk for next 15 days
Pruning & training	Remove dead & diseased leaves with sterile shears
Fower colour & season	N/A
Description	Coco -spanish word meaning monkey face (probably refers to the three scars on the base of the shell resembling two eyes and a nose of monkey face). :Coconut is a tropical palm preferring humid tropical climate. However, coconut is highly adaptable and performs well under a wide range of environmental conditions of climate, altitude and soil.Optimum temperature for growth is 27 to 32 º c , mean annual temperature of 27 º c with a diurnal (hagalina or pratidinada) variations of 6 to 7 ºc is ideal.It requires 7.1Hrs. Of sunshine per day;; 2000 hrs or mor e per year.Palms under shade will be lean, lanky and unproductive.Coconut likes tropical humid climate and 80 to90 per cent relative humidity (rh) is ideal. Rh below 60 per cent affects the growth. At a rh of less than 50 per cent opening of stomata will be affected.