Synopsis (short abstract)An oil palm begins to produce 3 or 4 years after it has been planted. During that time the grower must spend money and work hard, without harvesting any fruit or earning any money.To make a modern oil palm plantation takes money. Most often you will have to pay workmen for clearing the site of the plantation and removing trees. Then you must buy seedling and fertilizers.To grow oil palms takes a lot of work,much time and much care.