Dwarf coconut palms flower as early as the third year after planting and come to regular bearing in the ninth year. The average life span is 40-50 years. Dwarf or short variety which producing green, orange and yellow nuts. Susceptible to drought.Plants of the same species cross easily and produce fertile progeny. The coconut hybrid generally means a cross between a Dwarf Palm with a Tall Palm and their reciprocal crosses. Occasionally a poor performing hybrid is the result and is discarded.