• Question: Does Brazil nut trees grow in rainforests?

    Asked by anon-44771 to Amelia, Izzy, Sarah on 19 Mar 2014.
    • Photo: Sarah Harvey

      Sarah Harvey answered on 19 Mar 2014:

      Yes! Brazil nut trees are found in the Amazon rainforest. The nuts grow in enormous pods which look like this:

      However Brazil is not the largest global producer of Brazil nuts – 50% of all of the worlds Brazil nuts are produced in Bolivia.

      Also random fact: apparently it is illegal to cut down a Brazil nut tree in Brazil!

    • Photo: Isabel Webb

      Isabel Webb answered on 19 Mar 2014:

      Yes, they are found in rainforests such as the amazon rainforest.

      Growing nuts that big needs a lot of energy. Rainforests often have a lot of nutrients in the soil and live in warm regions near the equator. This is why the trees get so big, and also why the Brazil nuts are able to grow so big compared to other nuts you might get.

    • Photo: Amelia Frizell-Armitage

      Amelia Frizell-Armitage answered on 19 Mar 2014:

      Yes, Brazil Nut trees are from South America, and often found on the banks of the river Amazon in the rain forest.

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