Coconuts and Copra
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Description: Article on the life history of the coconut palm, Cocos nucifera, and the production and processing of its crop.
“The Tree of Life” - Coconuts and Copra The life history of a coconut tree The vegetation on the islands and coasts of the South Pacific is dominated by the coconut palm ( ). All of us are familiar with the typical “Robinson Crusoe-style” desert island – a mound of golden sand with a solitary palm tree growing on it, and in fact, this is not just a picture book scenario, coconut palms really do grow on islands like that -the coconuts tolerance to the salt environment and poor sandy soil is incredible. Coconuts can float for thousands of miles until they are cast up onto a sandy shore. After lying quiescent for a while, in the heat of the tropical sunshine, the coconut eventually sprouts into life. Roots sprout out of two of the eyes in the nut, plunging down into the sand, seeking water and nutrients. Through the third eye, a green shoot grows upwards towards the sunlight. Once established, the embryo palm grows rapidly, and within five to six years the coconut will have matured into a graceful palm tree.
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| Date | Creation Date: 28-jul-1997 Expiration Date: 27-jul-2014 |