It is a common tree you will see in tropical places. You'll see it standing proudly along the shorelines, vast lands are usually covered by it and makes a beautiful landscape.
What is it?
The coconut tree. This tree is among the family of palm trees and can be found in the tropics. In the Philippines it is deemed as the 'tree of life' because it has many uses. Every part of this tree has its uses, from the leaves up to it's roots.
So let's discuss it's uses.
Leaves. The leaves of the coconut tree is used for roofing, making brooms that is used for cleaning, and even used as a wrapper for a delicacy called suman (sticky rice with coconut milk). The stem where the leaves are connected is also used as a firewood.
Coconut fruit. The coconut fruit is very delicious. Young fruits can be made into refreshments such as buko salad, buko shake and the buko juice. We also make 'bukayo' a sweet delicacy out of young fruits. Adult fruits are sources of coconut milk that we use for cooking, making jams and also a source of palm oil or virgin coconut oil that we use for frying foods, treating wounds and makes the hair shiny.
The coconut shell can be made into coals used for cooking and can also be used as a firewood.
We also make crafts out of it such as kitchen utensils. It is also used as a costume for the traditional or folk dance 'maglalatik'.
While the husk can be used when making smoked fish.
Coconut trunk. The trunk is a good source of lumber used for building and it can also be used to make furnitures.
Coconut Roots. I haven't seen or tried using the roots but my grandpa told us before that they use it as herbal and it has medical benefits.
Indeed, coconut is not just a nut. It is an extraordinary 'nut'.
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