Palmwood's a hardwood timber from palm trees, most commonly associated with the Coconut Palm, but also including the Date Palm. It's referred to in the Philippines as Coconut Lumber, or Coco Lumber. It's a relatively new timber resource that comes from plantation crops and offers an alternative to rainforest timber. Background Palmwood comes from farmed plantations of old coconut palms. The coconut palm was planted as a crop in large plantations throughout the tropics in the early half of the… (More on Palmwood)