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Brazil Nut
Bertholletia excelsa
A towering emergent of the Amazon rainforest whose softball-sized fruits hold the familiar wedge-shaped nuts, harvested almost entirely from wild trees.
2 trees containing the letter Z — each with origin, classification, and notes.
Below are trees that contain the letter Z anywhere in the name. Each of the 2 trees below opens to a full profile.
| Brazil Nut | Hazelnut |
A towering emergent of the Amazon rainforest whose softball-sized fruits hold the familiar wedge-shaped nuts, harvested almost entirely from wild trees.
A small deciduous tree or large shrub of Europe and western Asia, valued for its rounded nuts, ornamental catkins, and coppiced flexible wood.
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