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African Oil palm click pic to enlarge |
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Zone 10-11 Truly from Africa, The African Oil palm is a robust tropical rated to 50 feet, but more often seen mature at about 35-40 feet in South Florida Coconut palm is #1 most important commercial palm, then African Oil palm is #2 in the world. Oil is extracted from the seed and used both in cooking and for industry
Below is an adolescent African Oil palm just starting to show trunk
click pic to enlarge Requires tropical zone 10-11, full sun, needs excellent drainage, poor soils are OK, no pests and expect a moderate growth rate Once established, handles periods of no rain, and food needs are moderate Plant in loose sandy soil with plenty of room and full sun exposure; water to establish and fuss a little year one, then expect carefree growth |
