Palm tree
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- This article is about the player-grown plant that yields coconuts. For the plant that yields Palm Leaves, see Leafy palm tree.
The Palm tree (also known as the Coconut tree) must be grown with the Farming skill. Level 68 farmers may plant a palm tree seed in a plant pot that has been filled with dirt from any empty gardening patch. A gardening trowel is needed to plant the seed, then it must be watered. This action is all performed in the inventory or backpack section of the screen.
After 15 minutes or less, the planted seed will become a palm seedling and can then be transferred to a Fruit tree patch. The fruit tree patch must be raked clean of weeds. Compost or Super Compost may be added prior to planting, and once planted (using a spade), the nearby farmer may be paid to watch over your tree. Payment is 15 papaya fruits and optionally may be noted to save you space.
A palm seedling may take fourteen or more hours to mature. An Amulet of nature may be bound to the patch to provide progress on its growth. Once mature, the tree produces up to six coconuts at a time.
Planting the palm seedling gives 110.5 farming experience. A healthy palm tree, when checked, provides 10,150 farming experience. If the farmer does not watch the tree, then disease on the tree may be removed using secateurs. However, if left alone, the diseased tree will die.
Each coconut, when picked, gives 42 farming experience. Once all 6 coconuts have been picked, the tree will slowly produce more coconuts until all 6 are available again. However, the coconuts may be picked any time they show on the tree. It takes approximately 45 minutes for each fruit to respawn.
The coconuts are extremely valuable in the Herblore skill to make extra strong potions.
[edit] Production costs
The data in this table is based on the Grand Exchange prices of a Palm tree seed, an empty Vial, Coconut milk and the residual Coconut shell, assuming one seed is processed to 6 vials of Coconut milk and 6 Coconut shells and a gardener is paid with 15 papaya fruits to keep the patch disease free.
| Material cost | Profit/loss | Profit/xp |
|---|---|---|
| 137,724 | -124,050 | -11.8 |
Farming all 5 Fruit tree patches will provide you with 52,550.50 xp, costing 620,250 coins.
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Tree • Dying tree • Dead tree • Evergreen • Jungle tree • Achey tree • Oak tree • Willow tree • Teak tree • Maple tree • Hollow tree • Mahogany tree • Arctic pine • Eucalyptus tree • Yew tree • Magic tree • Cursed Magic Tree |
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Apple tree • Banana tree • Orange tree • Curry tree • Pineapple plant • Papaya tree • Palm tree |
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Normal evil tree • Oak evil tree • Willow evil tree • Maple evil tree • Yew evil tree • Magic evil tree • Elder evil tree |
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