PalmsCoconut Palm
Cocos nucifera
Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) is a palm, hardy in USDA zones 10-12, that matures to about 50-100 ft × 20-40 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in sandy and well-drained soil. It stands up well to salt, wind and drought.
- USDA zones
- 10-12
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 50-100 ft × 20-40 ft
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Sandy, Well-drained
- Foliage
- Green
- Tough against
- Salt, Wind, Drought
- Native to
- Tropical Regions
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Coconut Palm is hardy to about 30°F (estimated from USDA zone 10), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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