It is difficult to use this wood as structural timber due to strong grains and their orientation. They are very rough and separate easily, difficult to plane or machine. They are usually used as wood chips to generate power. read more
Yes, we can use palm oil trunk as timber. Some plantation cut palm oil tree after 25 years to replant the new one, so there are plenty of palm oil trunk that we can use as timber. read more
Palm trees are large fruit producers, the 2 main edible ones are of course coconut and date. The highly productive date palm is used for a lot more than just growing the delicious fruit. This brief article explains. Coconut trees can produce fruit for upwards of 70 years, before the farmers will replace them in the groves/orchards. read more