The Weird Ways That Nuts Grow

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Peanuts

Peanuts

Peanuts are legumes, not nuts, and so they don't grow on trees. The peanut plant flowers above the ground, but the peanuts actually grow underground.

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Almonds

Almonds

The fuzzy green almond fruit appears in early summer, and by July it begins to split open. By October, the split widens and allows the almond nut to dry out.

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