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Have you ever thought about how the fresh fruit oil palm bunch forms? It’s a result of nature working hand-in-hand with good farming practices. Each leaf on the palm tree has a bud at its base, and with the right conditions like enough water, nutrients, and minimal stress, this bud can develop into a flower. When the palm is healthy, it’s more likely to produce female flowers, which are the ones that turn into fruit bunches.

These flowers rely on tiny pollinators like weevils to transfer pollen. After successful pollination, the female flowers begin to develop into fruits. Over the next few months, they grow into the large, heavy bunches filled with oil-rich fruits that we harvest. Each bunch can carry hundreds or even thousands of these fruits.

With consistent care like timely fertilization, weeding, and pest control you can support your oil palms to produce more bunches and increase your farm’s productivity.