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    Nikki on
    January 5, 2014
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    February 10, 2014
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    Nikki on
    February 19, 2014
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    This sounds like an issue with pollination. Where is this tree grown - indoors or outside? If inside, you should move it outdoors to make the tree more accessible to pollinating insects and wind, which is its normal means of pollination, or you could try to mimic the wind by placing a small fan nearby (on low setting) to move pollen within the tree. If the tree is grown outdoors, you may need to try hand pollinating. Just use a small paint brush and swirl it around the inside of the flower and repeat on all the flowers on the plant.

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    Nikki on
    March 15, 2014
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    You don't need to do anything with the nut. It can stay as it is. Beyond this, just make sure that you water regularly, that it is in the correct type of soil and is getting plenty of light. You can repot when it becomes rootbound.

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    theficuswrangler on
    July 8, 2014
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    Palm trees have only one growing point -- the center of the plant at the top. If the center has browned and falls out, it's not good. However, if it was purchased within a few months, there should be an active guarantee. I would return the plant to HD, because it almost surely was infected when you purchased it. One further note -- St Pete is probably a little too far north to have long term success with a coconut palm. Punta Gorda is generally considered the northern most point of their habitable zone. This article has a lot of information about coconut palms: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/mg043

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    July 8, 2014
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