Brazil Nut Live Plant (Bertholletia Excelsa)

Brazil Nuts/Bertholletia Excelsa is a dried fruit that is obtained from a wild Amazonian tree. It is a seed found inside a hard fruit with characteristics similar to that of a coconut. These nuts are eaten raw or roasted and used to make cakes, cookies, and candies.

Brazil Nuts are very nutritious, containing roughly 66% Fat or Oil, 17% Protein, and 7% Carbohydrate, an oil that is also made from the seeds. The freshly pressed oil is a pale yellow almost odorless with a pleasant nutty flavor that can be used like almond oil.

Common Name: Amazon nut

Botanical Name: Bertholletia Excelsa

Bloom Time/Fruiting: 3-4 Years

Maintenance Required: Moderate