Where Do Coconuts Grow?

Coconuts form and grow on coconut palm trees, the largest of which grow from 50 to 80 feet tall. All coconut trees have thin trunks and large, graceful leaves that may be 15 to 17 feet in length. Coconut fruit has a very hard outer shell and white meat beneath it, the part that is most commonly eaten. Below the white meat is a hollow center, the storage place for coconut milk.