Palm Tree And It's Uses

Palm trees are a family of plants. This family is called Arecaceae. Palm trees are not true trees. They grow in hot climates.There are over two thousand kinds, living in many kinds of places from rainforests to deserts.Palms are one of the most well-known and widely planted tree families. They have had an important role to humans throughout much of history. Many common products and foods come from palms, and they are also used a lot in parks and gardens in areas that do not have heavy frosts.

But the other uses for various types of palm tree fruit are for oil, biodiesel,   wax, jelly, wine and palm heart for salads.
Even natural health supplements like Saw Palmetto and the Acai berry come from palm trees.
Products containing the Acai berry or juice are a hot commodity right now in healthy eating and weight loss categories.
Plus there's the Pindo palm that is well known for the jelly and wine people make from their fruit.
We’ll even eat a coconut sprout right out of the shell and then make decorations, jewelry and lampshades out of the shell when we are done.
- See more at: http://www.palmtreepassion.com/palm-tree-uses.html#.UyIH2oXEFhg

But the other uses for various types of palm tree fruit are for oil, biodiesel,   wax, jelly, wine and palm heart for salads.
Even natural health supplements like Saw Palmetto and the Acai berry come from palm trees.
Products containing the Acai berry or juice are a hot commodity right now in healthy eating and weight loss categories.
Plus there's the Pindo palm that is well known for the jelly and wine people make from their fruit.
We’ll even eat a coconut sprout right out of the shell and then make decorations, jewelry and lampshades out of the shell when we are done.
- See more at: http://www.palmtreepassion.com/palm-tree-uses.html#.UyIH2oXEFhg

But the other uses for various types of palm tree fruit are for oil, biodiesel,   wax, jelly, wine and palm heart for salads.
Even natural health supplements like Saw Palmetto and the Acai berry come from palm trees.
Products containing the Acai berry or juice are a hot commodity right now in healthy eating and weight loss categories.
Plus there's the Pindo palm that is well known for the jelly and wine people make from their fruit.
We’ll even eat a coconut sprout right out of the shell and then make decorations, jewelry and lampshades out of the shell when we are done.
- See more at: http://www.palmtreepassion.com/palm-tree-uses.html#.UyIH2oXEFhg

In historical times palms have been symbols for victory, peace, and fertility. Today, palms remain a popular symbol for the tropics and vacations. For those of us who live in northern climates, palm trees evoke the easy life, relaxation, warm beaches and tropical sunshine. But those who live further south, surrounded by palm trees, see them with a more pragmatic eye, in terms of the employment and necessities of life that they can provide. In fact, palm trees are among the most beneficial plants in tropical countries, because of their wide geographical distribution and many uses.

But the other uses for various types of palm tree fruit are for oil, biodiesel,   wax, jelly, wine and palm heart for salads.
Even natural health supplements like Saw Palmetto and the Acai berry come from palm trees.
Products containing the Acai berry or juice are a hot commodity right now in healthy eating and weight loss categories.
Plus there's the Pindo palm that is well known for the jelly and wine people make from their fruit.
We’ll even eat a coconut sprout right out of the shell and then make decorations, jewelry and lampshades out of the shell when we are done.
- See more at: http://www.palmtreepassion.com/palm-tree-uses.html#.UyIH2oX

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But the other uses for various types of palm tree fruit are for oil, biodiesel,   wax, jelly, wine and palm heart for salads.
Even natural health supplements like Saw Palmetto and the Acai berry come from palm trees.
Products containing the Acai berry or juice are a hot commodity right now in healthy eating and weight loss categories.
Plus there's the Pindo palm that is well known for the jelly and wine people make from their fruit.
We’ll even eat a coconut sprout right out of the shell and then make decorations, jewelry and lampshades out of the shell when we are done.
- See more at: http://www.palmtreepassion.com/palm-tree-uses.html#.UyIH2oXEFhg

Coconut palm is a multiple use tree and considered as one of the ten most useful trees in the world. It plays an important role in the economy and food and nutritional security of the people of the Maldives.

• Mature kernel is eaten as food and shredded kernel is used in curries, sweets and desserts.
• Cream extracted from the kernel is also used in curries and sweets and flavouring of a variety of local dishes including fish curries. 
• Oil extracted from dried kernel (copra), which is rich in glycerine, is widely used in cooking and used to make soaps, shampoos, shaving creams, toothpaste, lotions, hydraulic fluid, etc. 
• A sweet juice extracted from a clump of unopened flowers is easily boiled down to syrup, called coconut molasses, which is crystallized into a light brown or dark-coloured sugar. 
• Left standing, it ferments quickly into a beer called "toddy". After a few weeks it becomes vinegar. 
• Husk of the nut contains fiber is combed out and sold as coir, a material for making rope and coconut matting. 
• Fibre is resistant to seawater and is used as cables and rigging in ships, for making mats, rugs, bags, brooms and brushes and also as olive oil filter in some European countries.
•  In the Maldives, trunk wood is used for house construction and outer wood, which is hard, heavy, strong and close-grained, is used for boat building.
•  Mature fronds are commonly woven into thatching material, walls of temporary buildings and screens. 
• Shell, which is hard and fine grained, is carved into all kinds of objects including souvenirs, drinking cups, scoops, smoking pipe bowl etc. 
• Charcoal from the shell is used for cooking fires, air filters, in gas masks, submarines and cigarette tips. 

 Regarding uses in traditional medicine, young leaves are used in the Maldives in the preparation of rughaglu beys used to treat muscle sprains and bone fracture. It is an excellent source of firewood; various part of the tree such as leaf stalk, husk of the nut, leaflets, rachis etc., are used as firewood. It is one of the ideal species for coastal bioshield and can play an important role in it as a commercially important tree.

But the other uses for various types of palm tree fruit are for oil, biodiesel,   wax, jelly, wine and palm heart for salads.
Even natural health supplements like Saw Palmetto and the Acai berry come from palm trees.
Products containing the Acai berry or juice are a hot commodity right now in healthy eating and weight loss categories.
Plus there's the Pindo palm that is well known for the jelly and wine people make from their fruit.
We’ll even eat a coconut sprout right out of the shell and then make decorations, jewelry and lampshades out of the shell when we are done.
- See more at: http://www.palmtreepassion.com/palm-tree-uses.html#.UyIH2oXEFhg

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