The many uses of coconut trees

Coconut is a fruit of the coconut tree. Its trunk is from one to two feet in diameter. It has no branches, but wears a crown of leaves from 70 to 100 feet above the ground. Its leaves are like a feather and with many segments, the leaves are usually 10 to 20 feet long. The coconut fruits are hung on the bases of the leaves in groups of between 10 and 15. Several groups mature throughout the year. A tree can produce 200 nuts per annum, but averages only about 40. Coconut tree grows wild in a tropical sea coast, and is grown in moist, frost-free climates, which is abundant in Southeast Asian countries.

How a coconut tree grow? Ever wonder how the coconut trees can easily increase in numbers? When mature coconut falling off the tree and are often washed into the sea. Some can last for months before being tossed by the waves to shore. After 4 to 5 months, the seed sprouts and a new tree begins to grow. In 6 years, the tree begins to bear coconut and will have full time at age 20. Coconut tree is very strong and can withstand strong typhoons. Coconut also not needs much maintenance in contrast to the mango tree that requires cares and fertilizers.

Description of the coconut fruit:

The coconut has a soft green cover. Within the outer shell is a fibrous husk an inch or two. The inner layer is brown and hard. When the coconut is still young it contains a large amount of fluid or juice, at this stage the coconut meat is ideal to be eaten alone or used in salads or added to milk for a nutritious drink. When the coconut mature most of the fluids absorbed and its flesh thickens and hardens.

Uses of coconut trees:

1, Coconut milk from mature coconut is used to make virgin coconut oil, VCO can help prevent and treat minor ailments.
2, Coconut oil is also used as a hairdressers and massage oil.
3, Coconut meat is shredded or flaked for use in baked goods and candy.
4, Dried meat, called copra, contains more than 60% oil. This oil is used in the manufacture of soap, margarine, cooking fat, cosmetics, lubricants and many other products.
5, Coconut cake, the solid material left after the oil is extracted from copra is used in the manufacture of livestock feed and fertilizer.
6, Coconut water is a refreshing nutritious drink, especially for those with kidney problems. Coconut water is highly alkaline.
7, The fiber of the coconut shell is used to make mats, brushes, ropes and packing material from the plant, and in some countries, the coconut shell is used as a floor polisher.
8, The shell is used for spoons and cups, and polished and decorated into souvenirs, and decorative accessories.
9, The young shoots of the leaves can be eaten as a salad.
10, The sap is a sweet liquid called Toddy is fermented into an alcoholic beverage or vinegar.
11, The leaves are used for thatching and to make hats, baskets and fans.
12, The trunk is used for canoes, poles, beams, and fences.
13, The ribs of the leaves are used for spears, arrows and torches.

Coconut tree is called the tree of life, possibly because of the many uses of this tree.