Coconut tree

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The Coconut Tree (Cocos Nucifera L.) is called "The Tree of Life" because of the endless list of products and by-products derived from its various parts. Food, shelter, fuel - name it, the coconut has it.
The coconut fruit produces buko, often used for salads, halo-halo( crushed ice with sweetened fruit), sweets and pastries.
Coconut oil is extracted from copra (dried coconut meat/kernel)
The coconut husks are made of bristle fiber. The abundance of fiber makes it good, stable supply for cottage industries that make brushes, doormats, carpets, bags, ropes, yarn fishing nets, and mattresses, etc.
Out of the bud of the
coconut tree's is a juice called coconut toddy or tuba. The fermented juice is
the common alcoholic drink in the coconut region. It is also used to produce vinegar.
Tuba after being left for five days then distilled, produces an alcoholic spirit known locally as lambanog which is more or less 98% proof.
The most important use of coconut shell is activated carbon produced from its charcoal. It is utilized in air purification systems such as cooker hoods, air conditioning, industrial gas purification systems, and industrial and gas masks.
Out of the coconut trunk, hardy and durable wood is obtained to make benches, tables, carvings, picture frames, tables, tool boxes, and construction materials, among many others. Paper pulp can also be extracted from the coconut trunk and other woody parts of the tree.
Coconut leaves - even the leaves are not allowed to go to waste. The spine of the leaves are usually used as firewood for cooking while the leaves itself is stripped and turned into brooms or "walis ting-ting".
Medicine, beverages and dyestuff are obtained from the coconut roots.
The coconut industry is considered a major dollar earner that provides livelihood to one-third of the country's population.
There are two main types of coconut trees, based upon their stature - tall or dwarf. Coconuts are widely available all year round throughout the tropics. Harvesting is done throughout the year. Trees begin to yield fruit in 5-6 years, more likely 7-9 years, and reach full bearing in 12-13 years.