COCONUT PALMS | South Florida Native Explains These Palms & Their Tropical Allure

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  • I've lived in Florida all my life and, growing up, palms trees were a part of the Miami experience. Unfortunately, lethal yellowing killed all the tall, old coconuts. Today, we have resistant varieties. Here, I do walkaround and explain the palms to you.
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  • @torasuncion5385
    @torasuncion5385 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Richard, you re so smart to vlog the coconut trees. You re the 1st maybe. Thnks

    • @RichardSites
      @RichardSites  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for watching and commenting.

  • @chargermopar
    @chargermopar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I remember as a kid in the 1970's wje lost almost every coconut palm. However one of them survived in my parents yard for years. It was killed after hurricane Andrew. Some seedling trees survived and I have two in my yard now. They are not dwarfs because there are no coconuts produced until the trunk reaches over 10 feet. The fronds are huge and a deep green.

    • @RichardSites
      @RichardSites  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I believe those tall palms that graced Miami before lethal yellowing came through were called Jamaica Talls. Not sure, but that’s what I think. There are a couple of really tall coconuts on the next block with deep green fronds, massive heads and loaded with coconuts. Love ‘dem palms! Check out my other TH-cam channel, Jupiter Inlet boats. Thanks for watching and commenting.

    • @RichardSites
      @RichardSites  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I love coconut palms. Recently, the neighbors cut down a monster with a big beautiful head on it. Hate to see it go. My dad used to say people in South Florida can't stand trees and cut them down all the time

    • @chargermopar
      @chargermopar 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@RichardSites When the Cubans invaded here starting in 1980 the first thing they did was cut down as many trees as they can. Stupid because they all build illegal additions,and with no trees it makes it easy for the county to catch them.

  • @CarnutMM
    @CarnutMM 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My favorite palm. Especially when they are tall like that.

    • @RichardSites
      @RichardSites  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for watching and commenting. Anything else you'd like me to check into?

    • @CarnutMM
      @CarnutMM 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@RichardSites it would be great to see a video on the different variety coconut palms such as Fiji dwarf Panama tall Atlantic tall Malayan dwarf and maypan

  • @DuranoMar-jv9be
    @DuranoMar-jv9be 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Here in the cebu Phillipines. It's a numerous coconut palm trees growing here. They are very nutritious and a quench-thirst. You can it on the beach the backyard or even in the mountains

    • @RichardSites
      @RichardSites  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for sharing

  • @rhombifer566
    @rhombifer566 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great job

    • @RichardSites
      @RichardSites  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for watching

  • @justhereforthefoliage
    @justhereforthefoliage 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Richard, this has been a great series! I love all your work, especially all the plant and South Florida focused content. Learn a lot from you. Thanks for sharing, and keep up the great work!

    • @RichardSites
      @RichardSites  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks, sometimes I get carried away by filming a lot and it takes awhile to make a video out of it. Right now, I'm working on a video on Phoenix Palms. You also might be interested in my other channel: Jupiter Inlet Boats. Thanks for watching and commenting.

    • @RichardSites
      @RichardSites  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Check the channel for my video called My Tropical Yard, it seems to be very popular.

    • @justhereforthefoliage
      @justhereforthefoliage 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RichardSites Yes, absolutely will do! I have seen your yard video from Jupiter Farms. Love it!

  • @palmplanet
    @palmplanet 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hey Richard, I was just looking for Florida coconut palm videos and I came across this one. Love the video and love the channel, I just subscribed! I am a palm enthusiast TH-camr in the Washington, D.C. area (so quite a bit colder than South Florida!), and I grow hardy palms here, there are a few species which can survive our winters unprotected. But you are in palm heaven down there, I was in Miami a couple months ago and I took some videos of the palms there, it’s such a great city and so many amazing palms! Keep up the great work, can’t wait to watch more!

    • @RichardSites
      @RichardSites  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Great, I really appreciate the subscription. Yes, we live in a palm heaven. I just filmed two more on Palms per requests from subscribers, Royal palms and Paurotis palms. Stay tuned.

    • @palmplanet
      @palmplanet 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@RichardSites Awesome, I can’t wait, those are both awesome species, royals are one of my favorite palms as are coconuts. Thank you very much, that’s music to a palm lover like myself’s ears! Cheers!

  • @DylanMorehouse
    @DylanMorehouse ปีที่แล้ว

    Great content thanks! Subscribed!😊

  • @user-kn3ji6mb4x
    @user-kn3ji6mb4x 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thanks for showing coconut palms in Florida. Main type of tall type coconut in Florida is Jamaica tall? Looks like there are many Malayan dwarf also. Looks fun to be there. I have been growing 3 coconut at home in Tokyo for 10 to 12 years. They seem to be Malayan dwarf, but I can't exactly tell. Also, 2 coconut I bought from an Indian store has spout. Those are from south India. Maybe those are West Coast tall or East coast tall type. It’s fun to grow coconut.

    • @RichardSites
      @RichardSites  24 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Thanks for the info and watching and commenting

  • @100foldreturn1
    @100foldreturn1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you firing sharing your knowledge of the coconut palms. I love growing tropical plants and only wished I could live somewhere warm so that I could enjoy them year around. Where I live (Indiana) I can only have them outside 6 months of the year if I'm lucky and of course they have to be in pots. I bring them into my garage in the colder months where I have heat and lots of windows.

  • @guyfaux3978
    @guyfaux3978 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What do you think about beccariophoenix alfredii, the cocos "lookalike" and somewhat cold-hardier palm that doesn't have the "coconut-falling" problem a cocos has, since it doesn't have that sort of a fruit?

    • @RichardSites
      @RichardSites  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Interesting, I’ve never heard of this Palm. I’ll look it up. Thanks for watching and commenting

  • @johnsix.51-69
    @johnsix.51-69 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm in Lake Clarke Shores. I purchased a home last year with at least 8 coconut palms, 2 Christmas palms and I'm not sure what the other 2 are. What type of fertilizer do you recommend and how often do you fertilize? Thank you!

    • @RichardSites
      @RichardSites  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Actually, I just recommend a cheap, home Depot 10 10 10 broadcast over a very wide area several times a year. I don't think you ever have to worry about overfeeding the palms. Just be sure you broadcast it over a wide area. That should be fine unless you start seeing nutritional deficiencies like yellowing for the trunks getting smaller or the Fran's being frizzled. Thanks for watching and coming and if you have any more questions reach out.

  • @TheChenny73
    @TheChenny73 ปีที่แล้ว

    Once you visit places like Philippines (where coconut [Niyog] originates from) you realize Florida and Bahamas coconut palms are kind of sickly looking. I find it fascinating how just a simple study of languages can help to identify where a plant originated.

  • @mawexdeny6598
    @mawexdeny6598 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yellow coconut water is sweeter than green coconut water.

    • @RichardSites
      @RichardSites  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good to know

  • @cbw6012
    @cbw6012 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had relative in the Philippines her head was hit by a coconut fruit and caused her hard of hearing.

  • @tropicaussie4572
    @tropicaussie4572 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Does the severe cold snaps in south Florida affect the growth or fruiting of the coconut palms??

    • @RichardSites
      @RichardSites  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      They are pretty durable trees.

  • @tillmansr2002
    @tillmansr2002 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Richard, How tall do Coconut Palms get to be? Are they 'fast' growers?

    • @RichardSites
      @RichardSites  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The height depends on the variety, some can get to be 40 or 50 ft tall. I would consider them fast growing just because of their size. Thanks for watching and commenting.

    • @tillmansr2002
      @tillmansr2002 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@RichardSitesThank you so much! I didn't think anyone responded to out of the blue comments. I'm looking for a video on Bottle Palms. Do you have a video on Bottle Palms? I'm here in Saint Petersburg FL researching for my property/site.

  • @palmettoms9886
    @palmettoms9886 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Coconut palms aren’t native but Florida does have quite a few native species of palms. 12 species I think.

  • @adventurousdad3724
    @adventurousdad3724 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’m looking for a place to get coconut to buy and deliver to nc

    • @RichardSites
      @RichardSites  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sorry, I have no idea

    • @allseeingpharaoh
      @allseeingpharaoh 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Brighterblooms! They're stationed in SC

  • @olivermcconnell658
    @olivermcconnell658 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Is Florida the only state in mainland US that’s coconuts can grow? We never get any coconuts from Florida in the UK?

    • @RichardSites
      @RichardSites  ปีที่แล้ว

      I think the with the right conditions they could grow in the desert SW.

    • @pepeeltoro1759
      @pepeeltoro1759 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      California??

    • @allseeingpharaoh
      @allseeingpharaoh 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@pepeeltoro1759in zone 10-11

    • @thefunguy5069
      @thefunguy5069 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@pepeeltoro1759no

    • @flak4438
      @flak4438 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@pepeeltoro1759nope, not the right climate

  • @JohnDoe-wy5kh
    @JohnDoe-wy5kh ปีที่แล้ว

    I like the palms to have a natural
    Look. Park your BMW elsewhere.

    • @RichardSites
      @RichardSites  ปีที่แล้ว

      Good thought, thanks for watching and commenting