They don't, they just want you to think that they grow on top of trees. They really grow in an underground fortress kept secret by the government. They also grow aliens and strawberries there, too.
Ponderosa pine trees
Pine nuts grow in the cones. When the cones open, revealing the nuts, birds and squirrels take the nuts before the cone falls from the tree, so it is very difficult to find pine nuts in the wild.
What you are seeing in upper part of the tree is the female cone. It is a large hardened, dark brown cone that is mostly referred to as a pine cone. The smaller, inconspicuous male cone (or pollen cone) grows either singly or in clusters, depending on the species. They are usually found on the lower branches. The male cones wither and die shortly after releasing their pollen in the spring.
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* All nuts grow on trees and bushes worlwide. Eg:Pine Nuts grow on Pine Trees between the Pine Cones. The only nut which doesn't grow on trees is the Peanut as it is not classified as a nut but a legume, and is grown underground. * some nuts grow underground
Many kinds of trees grow in Ireland. To give just a few of these, you could say Oak, Horse Chestnut, Sycamore, Cherry; many kinds of fruit trees like ones with apples, pears, plums; various kinds of pine trees and palm trees.
yes, one of the lateral branches near the top of the plant will assume the roll of the terminal leader
Trees grow from the top, with new growth occurring at the tips of branches and the top of the tree.
trees grow gradually with the top and bottom each growing a bit at a time.
Trees grow from the top of their trunks, where new growth occurs in the form of buds and branches.
Limestone neutralized the acids in acid rain. However pine trees grow in the soil on top of the limestone so the effect of neutralization will not be as significant. If the soil contains pulverized limestone )is basic) the soil will not become acidic