I love the palm tree too. I moved into a small Indian town a year ago and i see palm trees everywhere. I grew up in a city and I was fascinated how people in rural India use natural products. There is a shop here in the local market where i can get palm leaf mats, baskets, boxes, hats and a whole lot of 'green' stuff. I enjoy using these. In Indian villages people are so much more resourceful and they just don't waste anything.