03-12-2010, 06:21 AM
Most people I know of appreciate being asked, and are almost always glad to share.... So it is best to ask first, if that is an option.
One more thing: there are different varieties of the coconut species... some are much taller, some nut sooner, some have meatier nuts, some have more coconut water, some have petite nuts (they are actually planting these in many of the resorts, so they don't have as much worry about gigantic nuts falling on guests heads) So you may want to also at the actual variety (we chucked a nut in the yard when we first moved into this house, and now we are thinking, what type of coconut tree did we plant?)
Coconuts usually begin to bear around 7 years, so ours had a few more years till nut time....
One more thing: there are different varieties of the coconut species... some are much taller, some nut sooner, some have meatier nuts, some have more coconut water, some have petite nuts (they are actually planting these in many of the resorts, so they don't have as much worry about gigantic nuts falling on guests heads) So you may want to also at the actual variety (we chucked a nut in the yard when we first moved into this house, and now we are thinking, what type of coconut tree did we plant?)
Coconuts usually begin to bear around 7 years, so ours had a few more years till nut time....