This is a colorful fellow from my island.
This is another passion of mine.... coconuts, especially Samoans....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBgjax3PqUA
Particularly got a laugh from the verbiage @ 2:20-3:00, but there is some serious info as well, interlaced with Kupuna stories. I respect his passion for the low bearing cocos.
Thankyou for bringing another coconutfreak eccentric to my attention. Very nice to see other in the US are breeding & selecting dwarf drinking coconut beside me, Boca Giant Samoa green super Dwarf that I have selected & developed came from Hawaii 35 years ago if memory serve me right. Their are over a hundred of these isolated Island projects in The Pacific & Indian Ocean producing super pure strains for the global commercial dwarf green coconut water industry, designer landscape and as well by goverment entities promoting their genetic banks and safeguarding their Domestic Industries.🌴
USDA restrictions had made it impossible for fluid economy here in the 48. Just getting the Medusa Mutant Coconut out to Dubai by March was a test in taxing USDA Red tape; thank God the Annona Mafias have had their hands in everything and step in to make life painless.😥
I had imported 10 varieties from Hawaii five years ago from a coconut scientist individual doing his tree of life super dwarf selections. He quit selling them after too much headaches with USDA red tape and local market that did not support a premium and retire to Fiji to do his things for the Middle Eastern Market. Yes economic algorithm of future benefits didnot correspond to the boot on the ground when it came to fruitation in the present sometime. Yes their are a big demand for the super dwarf varieties as an ornament favorite by Mega Mansion Developers in tropic & sub tropic zones for stately Samoan/Fiji. The eight coconut died with only two varieties surviving from this Reputable COGENT Scientist! The Notion that Hawaii Promote their coconut as disease resistant to The Current Diseases in Florida Because they were Isolated from the pandamic is a Fart! As a Native American of Choctaw descendant, our Isolation didnot nothing to give us resistant when the European introduce smallbox & nearly wipe us almost into history oblivion Pilgrim!😷😱
Frankdrebin you should do your selections of superior Samoan/Fiji for your Market. Here in Florida all of mine are already sold to Developers for McMansion Landscape. 5k for a five years AAA landscape specimens with a foot hanging nuts. If you have cheap land go for it if economics numeration yield good Margin for local production, only absolute super dwarf pure strains command premium! There should not be another Tall coconut or hybrids within 1,500 feet, hell I prefer 2 miles to be sure!
Sadly the lands were my Premiums coconuts are grown here in Florida is worth more to built a Mcmansion on than rare super dwarf coconut and the occasional lethal yellow & cold snap take a few tree on contract to market! Rare Palm Collectors keep keep knocking perhaps you can help them!😇
Alway Chase your Passion, you will find a pot of gold at the end of the Rainbow in the Tree of Life!😄