Another big difference between coconut trees and palm trees is how they’re used. The obvious product that coconut trees produce is—you guessed it—coconuts. These drupes are known for their delicious ...

The coconut palm (cocos nucifera) is a universal symbol of the tropics.It’s classified as a grass, not a tree, by some botanists. The coconut is actually a fruit and seed all in one. In fact, it ...

South Florida’s cities need coconut palms.Tourists have come to expect them. Residents get used to seeing them. And some governments may soon begin avoiding them.City and county officials say ...

Coconut Conservationist Seeks Pacific Islands For Fun And Palm Preservation : The Salt Are the sources for your trendy coconut water and oil in danger? Not yet, says a French scientist, but he has ...

DID YOU KNOW >> Coconut palms grow in the tropics, between 20 degrees latitude north and south of the equator. They require warmth, sandy soil, high humidity and lots of sunlight.

Those coconut palms took root before Flagler. In 1878, Palm Beach pioneers planted vast numbers of coconuts they’d found then in the cargo of a grounded Spanish ship off Palm Beach’s coast.

“Everyone who has been in Palm Beach for a long time loves coconut cake here,” said Allen Rutman, co-owner of Green’s, 151 N. County Road. “Coconut cake has been around as long as I’ve ...

Onshore, the coconut palm is almost ubiquitous, and it does offer some benefits. Coconuts are exquisite natural containers of water and food, with fibers that can be used for rope and woven goods.

On an uncommonly chilly January evening in the desert, Bonnie Tasch, 69, re-examined the mysterious thing with beady eyes in the palm tree. While convinced this coconut wasn’t a coconut after ...