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8m coconut trees driving me crazy as a coconut

Posted by emily_phuket Thailand (My Page) on
Mon, May 14, 07 at 0:06

A friend has asked me to look over his landscape plan re. feasability of the planting of 8 metre coconut trees in only 50cm of soil below which is solid concrete.
Surely this is not possible. The area would need to be much deeper. Thought I'd ask you pro's.
At what depth soil can 8 metre coconut trees be planted safely?
And what size coconut tree could you plant in the 50cm deep area - if any?

I get the feeling his landscape designer has not even visited the site!

Many thanks,

Emily


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RE: 8m coconut trees driving me crazy as a coconut

g'day emily,

doesn't sound right to me? either, reckon they would need to be well and truely rooted into the soil d to hold that top load of even foliage alone.

why 8m tall?? reckon they look ugly at that height and fruit too hard to get at. my suggestion buy malay gold dwarfs and let them grow naturally they will look better in the landscape. also duty of care to consider should fruit fall from that height onto someones head.

maybe the landscaper has a couple of trees he wants to off load so your friend is his obvious choice?

still be thinking of punching a hole through the concrete with a jack hammer before planting over the top with larger growing trees.

len

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