Cocos nucifera | Coconut Palm 3.5ltr cashew In late Spring

In late Spring

this lovely Cycad needs plenty of warmth to give new growth but is nevertheless more cold hardy than many (just be sure to water it less in cold periods)

5m in length made up of wide dark green pleated leaflets with blunt tips varying in lengths

or they can be hand-picked

widely spaced shiny leaflets making up the perfectly round crown

Cocos nucifera | Coconut Palm 3.5ltr cashew In late SpringYes, these are real coconut palms and you won't find them for sale anywhere else in NZ. We grow them right here in Auckland. Surely the most famous of all palms, coconuts are a true icon of the tropics. The coconut palm hardly needs an introduction but is believed to originate from the Malesia region but of course is now cultivated everywhere in the tropics as a hugely significant agricultural crop but also as the ultimate architectural landscape