Rare coconut tree on sale for $1m

Scientists in Ivory Coast are trying to sell a rare multi-headed coconut tree for a million dollars.

They have yet to find a buyer. Most coconut palms have a single trunk and head - this one has three heads.

"It is a rare botanical curiosity", says Dr Roland Bourdeix, who works with the Marc Delorme coconut research station outside Abidjan.



"We have 150,000 palm trees in this research plantation and there is only one which has three heads like this."

The three-headed palm tree produces more than 150 large fruit a year, as opposed to the normal 30-80 coconuts.

The tree is on the market to raise money for further research.