In as much as palm fruit is very vital to people, palm tree wood is also a wonderful ingredient or building material in several manufactured goods, especially in areas where palms are abundant.
Palm tree wood can be used in the following ways:
Home use
In Places where palm tree is readily available, it can be used for almost all timber needs such as for house walls, rafters and roofing. The fiber is also woven to make carpet and wall covering and the leftover is salvaged for forage, fertilizer and firewood.
Local Industrial Products
Palm tree wood is pressed to extract oils for soft drinks, cooking, preservative, syrup and soap. The wood fibers are also used for hats, parquet flooring, and hammocks and to construct wicker furniture. Palm tree chips are used to fuel the factories that refine these products.
Export Product
The exportation of palm products is not as common as hardwoods, but some by-products of palm tree wood is still in demand. Some bio-fuels are made from decaying palm tree wood, and the soft stemmed tree's fibrous wood is processed into paper pulp.