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Banda Besar, the largest island in the Banda Islands of Indonesia, serves as a historical centre for the cultivation of nutmeg, mace and cloves.32:45 Local plantations utilise large, 400-year-old almond trees to provide necessary shade for the smaller nutmeg trees.15:53 Harvesting involves using bamboo poles to reach fruit, which is then sorted by quality and dried over smoke for five days or in the sun for up to two weeks to ensure proper preservation.21:22 The process includes separating the outer skin, drying the seeds and processing the remaining components into products such as nutmeg oil, syrup, jam and coffee.23:17 Cinnamon is also harvested from the bark of local trees, with the leaves providing a distinct aromatic tea.26:58 Visitors to the region can tour these plantations and observe traditional methods, including the use of Korakora, traditional longboats historically used for transport and now featured in local competitions.6:39

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