Coconut seeds look similar to coconuts. But this particular one sprouted with green leaves. It had a hard shell and looked like a flower wash. But inside that shell, a 50- to 100-foot tree’s life is waiting. Each nut contains hundreds of coconuts and thousands of leaves. More than 100 types of value-added products are produced by coconut trees. In many tropical villages, coconut trees don’t begin in labs or fancy nurseries. They begin behind residential plots or farming land.