How are the trees harvested?
In the field, palm trees are cut, either by hand or small power saws, and farm tractors are used to carry or drag the logs to an existing roadside. There, they are loaded into whatever truck is available, usually one-ton flatbeds. Unlike natural forests, no logging roads are necessary to bring logs to the mill. Also, unlike the huge logs from rainforests, the diameter of palm logs are small and average about 12 inches and usually about 10-12 feet in length. All of this lends itself to small equipment and minimal invasive impact on the field and in the surrounding communities.
