SAGO BIGGEST TREE IN THE WORLD

Sago (Metroxylon sp) growing areas inundated or flooded periodically. It's life in marshy areas, also called swamp forest. Sago is a non timber forest products since the first was used as a source of food. In Maluku, Sago grows by itself in swamp forests, growing in low-lying areas behind the mangrove forest .

According to Flach and Schuiling (1991) Nutritional contained (g) in the sago trunk is N = 590, P = 170, K = 1700, Ca = 860 and Mg = 350. At the time of processing on the field a lot disappeared and nutrients back into the soil where they are grown .

How big is the sago palm tree ? Can be seen in the picture below .

This is a sago tree found in Piru village, West Seram regency. In this area there are sago trees are not utilized, up to an old abandoned and dead.

There is the largest sago trees that can be seen, when we travel to the Eti Village, West Seram regency. Maluku Province .. Height of approximately 10 m and diameter of 250 cm.




If this sago to be extracted, how many tons starch that can be produced? .

But.....when viewed closely it can be seen that it is not real but the sago tree is simply a church tower that resemble sago tree.

Besides Tree Sago, Eti Village also has a Aren tree population (Arenga pinnata) are abundant.

Let come to the Eti Village and Calculate how much Arenga pinnata tree and the Sago there. The people who live there earn by making alcoholic beverages from Arenga pinnata tree.