Brazil Nuts, Raw, Whole, No Shell 1 Lb.

Enjoy the benefits of Brazil Nuts! The Brazil nut tree is native to the Guianas, Venezuela, Brazil, eastern Colombia, eastern Peru, and eastern Bolivia. It occurs as scattered trees in large forests on the banks of the Amazon River, Rio Negro, Tapajos, and the Orinoco. It is a large tree, reaching to 50 m tall and with a trunk 1 to 2 m in diameter, making it among the largest trees in the Amazon rainforest. I may live for 500 years or more, some have been reported to be 1000 years. The stem is straight and commonly without branches for well over half the tree’s height, with a large emergent crown of long branches above the surrounding canopy of other trees.          Agouti This is the only animal capable of opening the Brazil nut coco,they eat some of the seeds inside while burying others for later use; some of these can germinate into new Brazil nut trees.Most of the seeds are planted by the agoutis in shady places, and the young saplings may have to wait years, in a state of dorma