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Brazil nut tree- detail of the fruiting nut From this nut which can weigh up to 3 kgs you will be able to work out why the tree was also known as "cannonball" tree. Fruit is generally not collected until the majority of the nuts have fallen, health and safety. Bertholletia excelsa,Brazil nut tree,Mato Grosso,Rio Juruena Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Brazil nut tree- detail of the fruiting nut

From this nut which can weigh up to 3 kgs you will be able to work out why the tree was also known as "cannonball" tree. Fruit is generally not collected until the majority of the nuts have fallen, health and safety.

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    A first for me. Thanks Posted 3 years ago
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      Wonderful trees, as you probably know they are one of a group of emergent layer trees and can be 10 metres higher than the surrounding rainforest, hence the reason that they are chosen by harpy eagles to nest in. Posted 3 years ago

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The Brazil nut tree

The Brazil nut is a South American tree in the family Lecythidaceae, and it is also the name of the tree's commercially harvested edible seeds. It is one of the largest and longest-lived trees in the Amazon rainforest.

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Uploaded Aug 24, 2022. Captured Aug 6, 2022 16:59.
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  • Canon EOS 5D Mark III
  • f/5.6
  • 1/512s
  • ISO800
  • 400mm