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Coconut tree classification
1. Tall tree: 50-90 feet, start to bear fruit after 7-10 years, lifespan is 90-100 years
2. Dwarf trees: 20-60 feet, start to bear fruit after 4-5 years, lifespan is 40-50 years
So various coconut types are extended through hybridization
First I’ll put a picture of different coconuts in different shapes and timelines (thanks for the pictures on the Internet)
After the green coconut is peeled, the coconut specially used to drink the juice is called coconut green; when it grows up, the old coconut sheds its skin and has a hairy coconut, polished and broken shell to eat the coconut meat, called coconut emperor; the coconut sprouts are bud coconuts, open the inside There are coconut embryos, super invincible and delicious.
🥥West Coast Tall Coconut
Output: about 60-80 pieces/year
Characteristics: Drought tolerant, fruit color varies from green to yellow and orange to brown, oval in shape
Taste: Plenty of coconut water when young, sweet and delicious raw meat
🥥East Coast Tall Coconut
Output: about 60-70 pieces/year
Features: Thrives in well-drained loam soil
Taste: Rich coconut oil, the pulp contains nearly 65% oil
🥥Maypan Coconut
Origin: Jamaica
Characteristics: Malayan-Panamanian hybrid, medium to large coconut
🥥Green Dwarf Coconut
Output: about 60-70 pieces/year
Features: Fruit is dark green
🥥Malayan Yellow Dwarf Coconut
Output: 50-60 pcs/year
Features: Solid can be green, red, gold, or yellow
Taste: Rich and refreshing coconut milk, rich in magnesium, potassium, amino acids, and vitamin C, with sweet pulp
🥥Fiji Dwarf Coconut
Characteristics: Yellow-green or golden color when fully ripe, promoted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture so many coconuts are of this variety
🥥King Coconut
Origin: Native to Sri Lanka
Features: Coconut is orange peel, vitamins, calcium, and amino acids
Taste: One of the sweetest types of coconuts, the tender white coconut flesh is super sweet, more calcium than other types of coconuts
🥥VHC1 Coconut
Output: 80-100 pcs/year
Features: Hybrid of East Coast Tall Tree and Malayan Green Dwarf
🥥Macapuno Coconut
Origin: Asian countries
Features: gelatinous white pulp with lower fat content and higher sucrose content than other coconuts
Taste: The coconut pulp produced is jelly-like, with a sweet and nutty taste, you must eat it when you see it