- The taller varieties of the coconut palm tree, Cocos nucifera, can grow to a height of 80 to 100 feet; however, the average height is typically 50 to 60 feet. The Malayan Dwarf cultivar grows to an average height of 30 to 60 feet.
- Coconut palm trees have a smooth, slender, light-gray trunk. The trunk grows in a leaning and curved fashion with a slightly swollen base. The leaves, called fronds, grow at the top of the tree and can reach lengths of 18 feet and widths of 4 feet.
- The coconut fruit is typically oval, 15 inches in length, 12 inches in width and has a thick fibrous husk that surrounds a nut. The tree starts producing coconuts at 6 to 10 years of age and continues to produce until the age of 80. Each coconut palm produces 50 to 200 fruits per year depending on the variety and climate.
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