Post #510040 by coconuttzo on Mon, Feb 8, 2010 9:33 PM

How tall or old(guestimate) were the coconut trees?

I have been a tree trimmer here in Hawaii for over 15 yrs. & have cut down a lot of trees. I have never tried carving coconut trunks, but from my experience of just working with them, I wouldn't bother with anything less than 20' from under the bottom of palm's head. That is the softest and more prone to split part of the trunk(coconut palms only).

What might work best is anything beyond that length, meaning trees would have to be taller than 20'. The grain(red/brown dots on crosscut section) should be more tightly close to each other & not spaced like the softer part.

Although the trunk is a whole lot harder, I'd think for carving, your time & energy will be well worth spent because it will last a whole lot longer.

It's just my opinion.