introducing Mr. & Mrs. Salak

I have 3 salak trees at home, all grown from seeds. They are about 3-4 years old, they have flowered for some time but never bear any fruit.

I finally get the answer, salak tree too have different sex. I have checked mine, I have 2 males - obviously will never ever fruit!!! and a female. The reason why the female never fruit is probably so far, they never bloomed together. According to Ibu, the expert of salak, this case can be tricked by collecting the blooming male flower, keep it in air-tight container and stick it to the fridge; it can be used to fertilise female up to 1 month.
With the new knowledge that I just obtained, hopefully I'll have little salak fruits soon. Hahaha!!!

For those who never seen what salak tree looks like, here it is. Super spiky. Careful when you walk near them. I've became the victim :(

And here are the female flowers, pretty huh? L-R: yet to bloom, blooming "Salak Mawar", blooming "Salak Pondoh", and hand-pollinated flower - see the yellow pollens on the flower.

Female Salak Flower

Male flowers
I have lost track on its variety name :) Sorry. But you can see in the pic, yet to bloom and bloomed male flowers.

Male Salak Flower

Salak fruits
L-R: Succesful pollination will bear little salak fruit-still full of spikes, salak fruits came usually in clusters, ripe salak Sidempuan - notice rose hue on its flesh. Yum!!!

note:

Salak (Salacca zalacca) is a species of palm tree native to Indonesia. It is also well-known as "snakeskin fruit" due to its scaly skin. The fruit has an astringent and sweet taste. The flesh can be crunchy or juicy depends on cultivar.