Fish tail palm (Caryota urens)
@allknowing (130154)
India
February 23, 2023 10:18pm CST
This palm is native to India and Sri Lanka but it tolerates other climates as well.
We have these trees growing in our property and we did not plant them.
As some of you know we retain what comes on its own. These have reached their full length almost 30 feet in height. And one tree has produced flowers. These flowers will take around 9 months to mature
The sap of this tree is used to make jaggery and if fermented it produces toddy. The pulp of the tree is dried and it comes out as flour which is used to make a pudding and also a porridge that is good for digestive issues.
The sad part is we have three such trees that have come on their own and I doubt we will make any use of it. One of our trees has produced a bunch of seeds and the bunch is almost 10 feet in length.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caryota_urens
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@allknowing (130154)
• India
24 Feb 23
These are gigantic and we have three. Regrets are they cannot be used as one needs expertise to extract flour, and stuff.
We have two bunches on one tree and when they turn red I will post a photo here It takes around 9 months
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@allknowing (130154)
• India
24 Feb 23
@LadyDuck The trees are gigantic in size and trying to go about using them will be frightfully expensive.
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@LadyDuck (459322)
• Switzerland
24 Feb 23
@allknowing What a shame you cannot use them.
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@allknowing (130154)
• India
24 Feb 23
There is a complicated process involved in making jaggery and I do not have that expertise
This is how that bunch will finally look
https://nurserylive.com/products/caryota-urens-fish-tail-palm-seeds
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@shaggin (71666)
• United States
24 Feb 23
@allknowing oh I see I get what you don’t have interest in them then. Maybe you can sell it or give it away when it’s ripe? I am absolutely amazed looking at the photo on the link. So neat!
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@allknowing (130154)
• India
25 Feb 23
@shaggin I am no good when it comes to selling anything
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@allknowing (130154)
• India
24 Feb 23
I wish our trees could be put to good use
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@allknowing (130154)
• India
24 Feb 23
I wish some experts would use them for good purpose
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@sathviksouvik (17994)
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25 Feb 23
where are the trees in India? Is it Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
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