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Dear Mr. DSouza
Unfortunately, determining the age of a Coconut tree is not
an easy task, to say the least. And determining the exact
age is almost impossible.
The total lifetime of a Palm frond is about 2 years. Palms
make a new frond every 22 to 30 days. Healthy Coconut palms
may make anywhere from 14 to 17 fronds in a year.
Since every frond makes a scar on the trunk, there would be
about 14 to 17 new scars on the trunk every year.
So to find the age of a Coconut palm, you need to count all
the scars on the trunk and divide by 14 to 17.
Hope this would help.
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--- John DSouza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dear friends,
>
> Could you tell me how the age of a coconut tree is
> estimated?
>
> When I was in Margao last month one of my wife's
> relatives mentioned that it had somethiung to do with
> its height...but he did not elaborate.
>
> Thank you very much.
>
> DEV Borem Korem
>
> Warm regards,
>
> John D'Souza
Asit K. Ghosh
Rockledge, Florida 32955, USA
LAT 28* 17' 50.33" North / LONG 80* 43' 57.77" West
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