Massacure
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Fri Nov-05-04 07:52 PM
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Question about tropical oil palm trees |
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Does their harvest harm the rainforest?
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Goathead
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Fri Nov-05-04 08:00 PM
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There are probably less Palm Trees in the rain forest than you might expect. This is not due to deforestation, it is just because they were never there. The Cocoanut Palm is traditionally found only in coastal areas. They are very well adapt and will grow in just about anything, sand, lava rock and are extremely drought resistant. Most places you see Cocoanut Palms are places where humans have brought them there. They are "farmed" and every part of the tree is used.
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Fri Nov-05-04 08:25 PM
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2. Coconut palm? Is that the Elaeis guineensis? |
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Fri Nov-05-04 08:51 PM
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3. It seems somewhat absurd to grow trees for oil. Oil from trees is |
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acceptable as a byproduct, but growing trees for oil is rather silly.
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