Only Coconut palm in California (USA)
Despite the fact that many
California associates with palm trees, coconuts on them, as it turns out, do
not grow. Yet in the "Golden State" can be found one of the coconut palms,
which has already become a local landmark.
Ministry of Agriculture arguesthat the conditions of normal existence coconut palm corresponds to the zonehardiness (USDA-zone) 10a, that is, it can withstand temperatures ranging from
-1.1 ° C (30 ° F) to +1.7 ° C (35 ° F), but only if a very hot summer and humid
climate. California climate does not meet these temperature readings, so the
coconut palm can grow in the "Golden State" is only a couple of
years, and then because of the lack of heat in the ground root irreversibly
weakened and does not develop in the future.
California - a place where
there may be a dry climate all year long or too cold in winter. But there are
always exceptions to the rule, and in a small microclimate zone in Newport
Beach (Orange County), climatic conditions were suitable, and coconut trees,
planted here in 1984, is still growing, albeit in the form of a dwarf.
"Coconut" problem
was one of the topics discussed at the forum Gardening Association of
California. Abnormal coconut palm has become a kind of pilgrimage site for
gardening enthusiasts.
It is worth noting that a
California palm tree is not the only such anomalous zone. In the world there
are several places (Botanical Garden in Palermo and others), where the
exceptions to the rule are growing coconut palms. In their natural habitat,
they often grow directly in residential neighborhoods, near houses and
playgrounds. Playgrounds prices thus remain at a low level.
