DoctorSteve

I was wondering if anyone knows if I can have a coconut shipped to the U.S., specifically California. I think if it was a rooted plant or sprouted I may have problems, so I was thinking I would order just the unsprouted coconut as it would just be a seed.

So a more accurate question is, can I send an unsprouted coconut to the U.S.?

sunfish

You need a permit to import seed into the U.S.

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Dalmatiansoap

But isnt coconut a fruit? Do U need a permit to import an apple? Peach maybe?

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USDA - APHIS - Permits, Notifications, Petitions, Licenses, and Certifications

Seed permit is free Whoohoo

DoctorSteve

Ok so I know you may have looked through this stuff before because you have a nursery license it seems that I would need to apply for:

"PPQ 587: Application for permit to import plants or plant products".

Do you know if that is the one for seeds? I was looking on that site for the word seed but could not find it, only plant and plant products.

DoctorSteve

Oh I found it, that is the one it looks like.

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USDA - APHIS - Import and Export, Small Lots of Seed


Half way down. How to apply for small lot seed permit. You could call maybe you don't need to go to the trouble of getting a permit.

DoctorSteve

That is a good idea actually thanks for the help.

john_ny

Many years ago, I brought about 30 sprouted coconuts from Anderson Air Force Base, in Guam. (They were laying all over the beach, there) Our first point of entry into the US was either Hickam AFB, or Barber's Point Naval Air Station, both in Hawaii, I can't remember which. Now, I had a plant import permit from the USDA, at the time, but was never asked for it. Normally,
plants imported, under the permit, must go to a USDA Quarantine Station, or if you are carrying them personally, and land at a place where there is no Quarantine Station, you have to arrange for a bonded carrier to transport the material to the QS. Perhaps, the coconuts were considered seeds.

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jjjankovsky

I'm amazed by this thread, as, we sell our coconuts every 3 months and the best go straight to Los Angelas with the buyer's connections.

Perhaps just find some sproated cocos in the states where they grow?

john_ny

As I said before, perhaps the coconuts were considered seeds and (at that time, at least) no permit was needed for seeds, I know, even to this day, we can bring bananas (fruit) back from places like Panama, It seems that the biggest thing is that there is no soil on the material

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raygrogan

Some areas have wicked coconut diseases that other areas do not want. The ag guys keep track of that.

If your goal is to sprout a coconut tree to grow, and you are not picky about the variety, I think you can sprout one you buy in the grocery store. Most are basic tall coconut palms that many people prefer.

If you have found a source of a special variety ... then it is worth the trouble to check for disease, etc.

Good coconuts -

Golden King from Sri Lanka is probably the tastiest, and very attractive, tallish.

Coco Nino is an overall dwarf (shorter and less wide) and has a very tasty drinking nut.

Dwarf drinking nuts from various parts of Polynesia have shortness and various appearances, and are generally the best for whacking a half ripe nut open and drinking the juice, then eating the spoon meat. Most are self-pollinating.

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DoctorSteve

Both of these say that coconuts from Guam and Hawaii need inspection before importing to the mainland. Maybe they are more strict now I don't know. Or maybe they just don't care enough about coconuts to inspect them all.

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I am going to contact the USDA about it first though.

TommyMacLuckie

I know in the Caribbean when coconut trees get killed by disease and someone wants to bring in new plants they must not have any soil on the roots. I saw an article about it and they had pictures. It was quite a site.

In New Orleans, for the Zulu parade during Carnival on Mardi Gras, they used to throw coconuts (now they hand them to people). They came from the grocery store. I knew of someone that shoved one in a pot and forgot about it...yes, guess what it did.

So it can happen.

PR-Giants

What type are you looking for, the Polynesian coco is best to drink and eat. The shape of the coco assures proper planting position under natural conditions, I always plant it in the same position it was originally laying.
BTW you can do some things to change the shape of the trunk and to make it look unique.
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PR-Giants

They fall from a tree and grow, they even wash up on the beach and grow. After a few thousand years nature pretty much figured this one out without a video. On a serious note, plant it in the same position just in case the germination process has already started.
Most people here will tell you that you can only plant bananas and mangos on a certain phase of the moon, there might even be a video. I always felt sorry for suckers and seeds that got the day wrong.

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