The coconuts had started falling and the leaves were looking tatty - so the gardeners trimmed them. They must be feeling their age because for the first time they brought ladders instead of climbing the trees. Each nut weighs around 10lbs on the good trees, so they get a good 3 wheelbarrows worth of good nuts from our 3 trees - there is always one tree that is a poor producer each year. We keep a few nuts for the coconut water and the dogs love to gnaw the flesh from the shell, but the gardeners get the rest of the nuts.
Cassie