Advantages of coconut trees: low production cost, large quantity and simple processing technology, which can be made into various handicrafts or processed mattresses.

Disadvantages: As a by-product of fruit, it has high sugar content, and insects are easy to grow in wet places. Coconut silk has poor tensile strength and water absorption.

Mangosteen is mainly distributed in the mountainous areas at the junction of subtropical and tropical areas in China, such as Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Chongqing and other places, among which the mountainous areas in Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau are the most concentrated, and there are also a few scattered areas in Hanzhong, Shaanxi, Hubei, Anhui, Zhejiang and Fujian.

Mangosteen silk has the advantages of waterproof, moisture-proof and good tensile strength, so it was used to make hemp fiber and ship cable in ancient times. According to Compendium of Materia Medica, it has medicinal value.

Disadvantages: low output and high cost.