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What is the rate of growth of a cashew tree?
A cashew tree is transplanted and grows to a height of approx. 6m to 8m in 5 years' time.
What is the cousin plant of mango fruit tree and cashew tree?
The chicken tree
Where does cashew grow?
Cashews come from a tree. They are found inside the stem of a fruit that grows on the tree, called a cashew apple or, in Portuguese, a cajú . The fruit makes a delicious juice, but the cashew nut is the main commodity. The stem where the cashew nut comes from contains an acid-like oil that must be burned out of the stem, which roasts the nut inside, before the nut can be eaten. This is a very labor-intensive process which explains why cashew nuts are so expensive.
What do cashews come from?
Cashew nuts are not exactly nuts, they are rather fruits of the cashew tree. These fruits look like apples, and the formation that grows at the end of them is what actually become the cashew nut, after a long process of roasting. The cashew tree originally grows in tropical climates such as Brazil, the tree is now widely grown in tropical regions, Vietnam and Nigeria, India, the Ivory Coast and Indonesia.
What is A great SOUTH American Flower?
It is an Acajou or Cashew tree
What is the name of a small tree in the cashew family beginning with P?
Pistacia.
Small Mediterranean tree of the cashew family from which turpentine is obtained?
TEREBINTH
Are mangos part of the cashew family?
Yes. Mangos are a tropical fruit tree belonging to the genus Magifera and the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae which is shared by the cashew
Are cashews a product of peanuts?
CashewsNo, cashews are not related to peanuts. In fact, cashews are a member of the Poison Ivy family1.1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cashew
What is an acajou?
An acajou is another name for the cashew tree, the nut which comes from this tree, or the mahogany tree or wood which is derived from it, or the reddish-brown colour of the wood which derives from such trees.
What type of tree do cashews grow on?
Yes and no. There are cashew fruits as well as the nuts most of us are familiar with. Cashews are apparently quite caustic when harvested, and the fruits are tasty, but too fragile to ship. They are available in juice and in a dried form, but they’re very expensive anywhere but their country of origin.
Is cashew a legume?
The Cashew is neither a nut or legume. Technically It is a seed that grows on a tree (Anacardium occidentale, a member of the evergreen family) when the cashew flower blossoms, a seed forms, and the apple grows between the seed and the stem. That being said it is commonly held to be a nut.
