Coconut Ceylon Orange - Fruit Plants
Coconut Ceylon Orange - Fruit Plants
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Details steps of how to grow and maintain your plant
Coconut is Botanically known as Cocus nucifera from the Arecaceae family. The tree is native to the South Pacific region and is widely cultivated in all the tropical & subtropical regions of the world, growing particularly well in coastal areas. The fruit of the tree is the most utilized nut in the world. It is one of the most useful trees in the world and is often referred to as the "tree of life". It provides food, fuel, cosmetics, folk medicine, and building materials, among many other uses.
It is believed to be an auspicious fruit and used in many rituals on pious occasions. Coconut is offered to deities in Hindu temples across the globe. It is a symbol of prosperity.
SPECIAL CHARACTER
This variety of Coconut is a hybrid type, which is mainly grown for its fruits which utilized for Water purposes, but not for Copra purposes. The size of the fruit is big and holds approximately 700-1000ml of water per fruit and this has high yielding capacity than the desi variety.
MAXIMUM HEIGHT - 15-20 meters in height
FRUITING TIME- Edible fruiting will start after 4-5 years after purchase.
GROWING TIPS - It has been a tradition to gift a coconut tree for the house warming ceremony.
- Select Full Sun with Coastal Area will be best for growing Coconut.
- The coconut tree grows about 15 meters wide. The distance between two trees should be a minimum of 8-10 meters.
- It is not recommended for planting it in very congested places & Does well in a variety of soils - provided there is adequate irrigation.
- Planting Pit size of (1 x 1 x 1m) should be taken. Topsoil from these pits should be mixed with 50 kgs farmyard manure or well-decomposed cow dung manure, 1 kg of bone meal, and 1 kg of single super phosphate. Mix evenly to ensure proper distribution of all.
- Manuring and fertilizers are important as they ensure an adequate supply of nuts.
INSIDE THE BOX
| S.No. | PRODUCT NAME | DIMENSION |
| 1. | Orange Coconut Plant | 1-3 Feet Height |
| 2. | Growing Black Bag | 6-12 Inch |
*above specifications are for indicative purposes only, actual dimensions may slightly vary.
PLANT CARE
LIGHT CONDITION - More than 6 hours of Direct Sunlight.
WATERING SCHEDULE - Water when the topsoil(2-3 inches) feels dry to touch.
SOIL TYPE - The soil should be well-drained, fertile & rich in organic content.
FERTILIZER APPLICATION - Initially up to 1 year apply any organic fertilizer once a month. After full establishment apply any organic fertilizer(2-3 times in a year) or before the flowering season.
INITIAL CARE FOR 10-15 DAYS JUST AFTER RECEIVING YOUR PLANT
- Remove the Packaging Materials carefully.
- Press the soil in the bag & add additional soil(garden mix) if necessary.
- Maintain moisture in the bag,
- Provide support with stick/moss stick(vine plant) in order to make straight growth, for needed plant only.
- Make sure that plants get enough indirect bright light for 10-15 days & do not go for immediate transplanting(minimum 1-2month)
- Just prune if any branch of the plant is get damaged in transit. It happens very rarely.
Selected plant of 8-10 inches
Planted into a 5-inch pot
With healthy, moisture-retaining soil
A care instruction sheet for maintenance guide
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Every, fruit plants vary in their fruiting time, depends on location, climate & age of the plants. Generally, Grafted fruit plants starts fruiting within 2 years of planting, where as non-grafted plants take more than 2 years. You can check the fruiting time of each plant in the plant description.
No, Majority of fruit plants are not delivered with fruits. But some grafted fruit plants can be delivered with fruits and flowers mostly Citrus, Guava, Star fruit, Fig, Ber etc. But it is recommended to remove the flowers during early days, so that plants can get more branches and physical strength.
Grafting is a technique where two plants part are combined together so that they can grow together. Most commonly seen in Mango. Air Layering is also a vegetative propagation technique where a plant is produced while it is still attached to its parent's plants. Commonly seen in Guava. Stem cutting is a vegetative propagation technique, where soft, semi-hard, or hardwood stem is cut with 2-3 nodes and used for the multiplication of plants. Commonly seen in flowering & ornamental plants.
Yes, the grafted fruit trees produce fruit earlier, than the non-grafted fruit plants.
These are some of the rare and new fruit plants and it's varities, which are not avialable everywhere in our country.
Customer Reviews
nice quality
Expected small but recieved healthy and tall plant
I ordered Coconut Ceylon plant. delivery to Salem was very quick and plant is green and healthy.