A palm is a perennial plant from the Arecaceae family (derived from the word “areca,” referring to a series of palm species) that grows naturally in climates with high temperatures and humidity levels. The tropical plant commonly grows in the form of trees, shrubs, and climbing plants, and are known for their large green fronds, which are…
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Even the most dismal gardener wouldn't mind taking charge of a plot of Lodoicea maldivica. This palm tree knows how to water itself. It even adds fertilizer. As a result, it rules the forest, turning a bad soil situation into seeds the size of a four-year-old human. Lodoicea maldivica is commonly called the coco de mer palm. "Commonly" might…
The Palm Oil industry generates large quantity of wastes whose disposal is a challenging task. In the Palm Oil mill, fresh fruit bunches are sterilized after which the oil fruits can be removed from the branches. The empty fruit bunches (are left as residues, and the fruits are pressed in oil mills. The Palm Oil…
The oil palm tree Elaeis guineensis originated in the tropical rainforest of West Africa but quickly spread to Asia and America. The leaves and palm fruit are the two most economically important parts of the tree.
Palm kernel oil differs from palm oil, as it is obtained from the kernel of the fruit by cold pressing while…
The areca palm, also known as the butterfly and golden cane palm is the most popular grown indoors from the dypsis genus, and easy to grow.
Multiple cane like stems grow from the root system and produce attractive arching fronds, with quite narrow leaflets.
The areca is known as a cane type palm because of…