Some well known palm trees are the following:

• Coconut Palm
• Date Palm
• Oil Palm

Theese are some facts about them

Coconut Palm

The coconut palm is a palm tree in the family Arecaceae (palm family). It is a large palm, growing to 30 m tall. It has leaves that are 4–6 m long. The term coconut refers to the fruit of the coconut palm. There are many coconut palms on the coasts of Indonesia, India, America, Bangladesh and Tanzania. People of this area use coconut milk in cooking. Women use coconut oil as oil for their hair. The coconut's shell is relatively hard, but can be broken. Because its shell is hard, it can be used as an ingredient to make craftworks. Coconut milk is also used in many drinks. Coconut oil is often in food and soaps. People in Sri Lanka use coconut flowers for wedding celebrations. In the Maldives it is the National tree. The coconut is not actually a nut, but is in fact a drupe. Coconuts grow in tropical countries. The flesh of a coconut is white and can be eaten raw or used in cooking. It is used in many of the foods we eat for flavour. It is native to tropical areas.

Seed dispersal

Coconuts floats on water and can float to another island and germinate there. It has often been noted that coconuts can travel up to 110 days, or 3000 miles, by sea and are still able to germinate.

Date Palm

The date palm is a tree. It has been cultivated for a very long time because of its fruit. The tree is between 15 and 25 metres (49 and 82 feet) high. It has long leaves that look like feathers. Such leaves are called pinnate. The leaves can grow to 3 to 5 metres (9.8 to 16.4 feet) in length. The leaves have visible spines. There are about 150 leaflets. Each leaflet can be up to 30 centimetres (12 inches) in length and 2 centimetres (0.79 inches) in breadth. The full span of the crown of the tree is 6 to 10 metres (20 to 33 feet).The tree has one or more trunks. All the trunks come from a single system of roots.

Oil Palm

Oil palm is the name of different species of palm trees, which are mainly used to produce vegetable oil:

• The genus Elaeis contains two species, which are used to produce palm oil
• The Coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) is used to produce coconut oil
• The Maripa palm (Attalea maripa) produces edible fruit; seeds of these palms have been found at sites dating to 9.000 BP.

Theese are some facts about the most commonly known types of Palm trees.

This is a way you can help the enviorment while also getting some great shade once you are done

1. In tropical climates with plenty of rainfall, fully ripe unhusked coconuts that fall naturally from the tree can be planted directly where you want them to grow.
   Choose a coconut in which you can hear the water swishing inside when you shake it, and soak it in a pail of water for two days.
2. Plant the coconut on its side, with only half of the nut covered with soil.
   When kept warm and moist, a coconut will germinate in three to four months.
   Coconuts that sprout naturally can be lifted and transplanted when the leaf shoot emerges.
   Maintain steady soil moisture after planting coconuts.
3. The trees need plenty of moisture and sun to support strong growth.
   Most coconuts grow to 100 feet (30 meters) tall, though a few dwarf cultivars are available.
   Coconuts have shallow roots and need constant moisture, which makes them poor candidates for containers.
   However, coconuts can be germinated in containers and then transplanted a few months later when the leaf sprouts appear.
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