coconuts by danapommet
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The coconut palm is the only accepted species in the genus Cocos. The term coconut can refer to the entire coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which, botanically, is a drupe, not a true nut. Palms can grow up to 98 feet (30 meters) with pinnate leaves from 13 to 20 feet (4 to 6 meters) long. Old leaves turn brown and break away cleanly, leaving the trunk smooth. On very fertile land, a tall coconut palm tree can yield up to 75 fruits per year, but more often yields less than 30, mainly due to poor cultural practices. A full sized coconut weighs about 3.2 pounds (1.44 kg). The coconuts in this photo have their outer husk layer (the exocarp) while most coconuts are sold in shops with the exocarp removed and you only see the mesocarp which is composed of a fiber called coir. Info from Wikipedia. Photo taken in early January. Do zoom but never stand under a coconut cluster like this. If one drops, it will hurt you.
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Comments (44)
angora
wow! love this pic!!! THX for the info, very interesting!! you know how healthy they are??
sossy
a cool capture! they look tasty and fresh! ;o)
aksirp
watch out under the coco tree! so many fruits! I just discovered the use of coco butter/fat for cooking! thank you for info and this is a wonderful picture!
JuliSonne
I like coco and the milk ..... only just not the shell. But this here seems not to be sooo hard. Cool shot!
soffy
excellent and so beautiful shot,thanks for the interesting Info***
AidanaWillowRaven
Never knew they were orange ... Cool :D
danapommet
They start out green!
junge1
Great capture Dana and very interesting information. While in Moorea, French Polynesia, some years ago, around Cooks Bay, nobody bothered to pick up the coconuts and the ground was littered with them. I would hate to get hit by one as it falls. At the very least it would knock you out!
Hendesse
Such a coconut I do not want to fall on my head. Superb shot and thanks for the informations.
jif3d
That's quite a few brain busters waiting for a target to walk by, so this is actually a pretty brave capture...now I'll have to call you Danger Dana ! Neat capture & info ! ~Cheers~
rbowen
Beautiful capture!
Rhanagaz
Great capture of Coco-not-nuts ;o) and fine info too. I read some place 150 people die from falling coconuts each year! Ten times more than shark attacks do! So I follow your advice, Dana..
clbsmiley
Interesting info and great image!!
dochtersions
What good is the color of those coconuts. Very interesting is the description, which you share with us, my friend. I think it would be nice if it would grow coconuts here, because I use a lot of things which gives us this nut. Such as coconut milk, concentrated for my hair, also for baking, and as a skin cream; coconut oil, and of course the flesh of it. Never I have seen these fruits with the outer shell. Thank you so much for this fantastic photo, dear Dana. :)
Barbara1337
Beautiful picture. I've lived in Florida all but 3 years of my life and never saw one of these in real life. Thanks.