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What Does A Cocoa Bean grow On?
Cacao Tree! Hello?
Does the cacao tree grow in east Asia?
no, i dont think so
What grows on the cacao tree trunk other than the bark?
The cacao tree is unusual because flowers grow directly from the trunk of the tree. These flowers eventually develop into cocoa pods.
How do midges make cacao beans?
Midges have nothing to do with cacao beans, which grow on a tree. Specifically, the Theobroma cacao also cacao tree and cocoa tree, which is a small (4-8 m {13-26 ft} tall) evergreen tree in the family Malvaceae, native to the deep tropical region of South America. Its seeds are used to make cocoa powder and chocolate.
What insect fertilizes the flowers that grow on cacao tree trunks?
The flowers of the cacao tree are not fertilized by bees like most flowers. These flowers are pollinated by gnats. It is this insect that carries the pollen from flower to flower which allows the cocoa pods to grow.
What tree produces beans for chocolate?
The Cocoa Tree! The fruits of the cocoa tree are oval-shaped pods, 8 to 14 inches long, ranging in colour from yellow or green to red or violet and containing the cocoa beans. See www.cocoatree.org
How does a cocoa bean grow?
Chocolate is made of Cacao beans, and cacao beans grow near the equator. Some places that are well known for growing chocolate or Costa Rica and Equator.
Is a coco bean grown from a single seed?
(This answer assumes the question is about the "Cocoa" bean from which Chocolate is made.) The Cocoa bean is the seed of the Cacao tree. Cacao trees may be grown from a single seed (that is, Cocoa bean), however in practice they are often propagated from a "cutting" to control the genetic heritage of the plant. (Cocoa beans are found in "Pods", that grow from the trunk of the tree, containing many beans or seeds. It is not necessary to plant a whole pod to get a tree.)
What bean in Africa makes chocolate?
Chocolate comes from cacao beans. They're not native to Africa, though they are grown there (in fact, the country with the highest cocoa export is Cote d'Ivoire). If you're looking for a native African plant, you're probably thinking of carob, which is sometimes used as a chocolate substitute (it's not really chocolate, though).
What layer of the rainforest does the cacao grow?
Cacao trees typically grow below altitudes of 1,000 feet where about 4 inches of rain per month is the average. They cannot survive in desert-like weather and thrive in climates with high humidity and rainfall. These plants are fine in the shade and prefer moist, nutrient-rich soils. Because cacao trees can survive in the shade, trees do not need to be cut down in order to grow cocoa. While cocoa probably originated in the lowland rainforests of the Amazon River basins of South America, it is now found as far north as Mexico. The Amazon rainforest is an example of where they still grow today.
What sort of climate does cocoa trees grow in?
Cocoa beans grow on the cacao tree [Theobroma cacao]. The tree favors warm wet environments of Africa, Asia, and Central and South America. It's thought that the tree is native to the Amazon Basin.
Could you grow cacao trees in the school grounds or local area?
no
