Many people are now keen to grow betel nut trees, and any sunny, well-watered place will do. A well drained hillside or the banks of a river bed make perfect sites for betel nut trees.
黃水隆指出，以前種檳榔很辛苦，採收時得爬上高高的檳榔樹去採，現在則用極輕的碳纖維伸縮鐮刀，方便多了。檳榔樹是搖錢樹，自然有許多人想種，高溫多雨、排水良好的新墾山坡地或河床沿岸是最佳的檳榔種植區。