THE AMAZING PALM TREE
DESCRIPTION:
Palm tree is an erect, slenderstemmed tree with a single trunk and can grow up to 30m tall.
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USES:
PALM OIL;
The nuts are used to make palm oil which can be extracted from the pulp of the fruit.the color of the oil is bright red.For every 100kg of fruit bunches,22kg of palm oil and 1.6kg of palm kernel oil can be extracted.It is a common cooking ingredient in South East Asia and Africa.Palm oil is the 2nd most widely used oil in the world after soy bean oil.It has been a part of the human diet for over 5,000 years. It is a high source of vitamin A
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PALM KERNEL OIL;
The kernels of the but is used to produce palm kernel oil (kernel pomade).This is the second type of oil palm produces.The palm but must be cracked open to get the kernel,after which the kernels are pressed to release their precious liquid.The dark residues from the palm kernel after collecting the oil is used for healing wounds and also used for nutritious livestock feed.
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BROOMS;
The leaves can be used to make brooms.They are made up of hard mid-rib which is brown in color.A number of these mid -ribs are pulled together and tied to make brooms which we use for cleaning our household.
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PALM WINE;
Palm wine is gotten by tapping the liquid from the inflouresence flowers which is obtained from the sap of the tree.It is also obtained by tapping the stem and felling the tree.The sap collected is white in color.At first it is very sweet and non alcoholic but because of the presence of yeast,it ferments within hours and turns into an alcoholic beverage drink which is served in social gatherings.
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BUILDING;
The leaves can be used to roof houses which is common in the rural areas.
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CLOTHING AND HANDICRAFTS;
The leaves can also be used to make clothing's and handicraft like hats,baskets,handfan,seive,dresses etc.
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Mat made from palm leaves
MUSHROOMS;
When the tree is felled,and left on the ground for a long period of time,it is ideal for the growth of mushrooms which has a great number of nutritional benefits.
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WEAVERBIRD;
The weaver bird which is found in African villages builds its nest on the palm tree by using the dry leaves.The nest is shaped like a 9
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I hope youve learned a lot today about what just one tree can do