Coconut seeds are spread by water currents.

Coconuts spread their seeds by water currents because most coconuts grow on the seashore, and when the coconut fruits are ripe they fall into the sea by gravity, and then the fluidity of the current carries the coconuts a long way. sea until the sea washes them away. On the shore, the coconut shells rot before the seeds can germinate and grow.

Sometimes it floats with the sea for thousands of miles. When the waves wash it up on the shore, it germinates and takes root in that moist, loose soil and grows and develops into a large tree. At the same time, the growth of the coconut tree, but also need high temperatures, adequate moisture, the soil should also have salt, lime, etc., which in turn, its growth area is generally restricted to the tropical seashore.

Coconut growing environment

Coconut prefers a humid growing environment, it is generally developed through the old coconuts grow out of the coconut seedling, in the time it grows 4-5 leaves, it will take root at the bottom of the plant, with the plant stems and leaves more and more thick and strong, and slowly will be out of the coconut shell, in the trunk grows to 20-30 meters high when the trunk grows to a height of 20-30 meters, and will bear fruit the following year.

Coconut will generally be planted in the rainy season, spring as well as fall time can be carried out, in the planting of the time, be sure to use the appropriate soil to carry out, it is recommended that the use of marine alluvial soil, so that it will grow faster, in the maintenance of the period to water in a timely manner, and there should be sufficient light.