The New York Times: Book Review: ‘The Palm-Wine Drinkard,’ by Amos Tutuola
With folk traditions and sui generis prose, Amos Tutuola enthralled readers with his magic realist novel “The Palm-Wine Drinkard.” By Anderson Tepper Anderson Tepper is curator of international ...
MSN: Fiction: ‘The Palm-Wine Drinkard’ and ‘My Life in the Bush of Ghosts’
Fiction: ‘The Palm-Wine Drinkard’ and ‘My Life in the Bush of Ghosts’
Palm wine, one of the world’s oldest libations, comes from the sap of palm trees. Once extracted, the liquid ferments immediately, yielding a sweet, lightly alcoholic beverage that is popular in many ...
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Date Palm Anatomy Palm Root System: All date palm roots present pneumatics, which are respiratory organs. Roots are found as far as 25 m from the palm and deeper than 6 m, but 85 percent of the roots are distributed in the zone of 2 m deep and 2 m on both lateral sides in a deep loamy soil (Munier, 1973).
Below I copy a letter from the Organizing Committee: Dear fellow palm researchers and enthusiasts! Abstract submissions and early-bird registration are now open for PALMS 2026 Singapore!
I thought it may be interesting to create a catalog of how many and which palm species are native to each of the 56 USA states and inhabited territories. Who else is on board and wants to help? Feel free to point out any errors I may have made. So far, I've counted the following numbers of palm s...