where do peanuts come from?

Question

i think they grow on trees but i've never seen a peanut tree

Answer 1

They grow underground. And they are planted; they don't grow "in the wild." They're neither a pea or a nut. They're legumes.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

peanuts do not grow on trees. The peanut grows on a plant which flowers above the soil but fruits below it. A farmer usually plants his peanuts in April or May. Once planted, peanut seeds grow into a green, oval-shaped plant which reaches about 18 inches in height when fully mature. Small yellow flowers appear in the lower part of the plant. These flowers pollinate themselves and then lose their petals as the fertilized ovary begine to enlarge. The enlarged ovary grows down and away from the plant forming a small stem which extends to the soil. The embryo begins to develop once underground, growing into a peanut. From planting to harvesting, the growing cycle of a peanut takes 4 to 5 months.

Answer 4

Peanuts grow underground, like a potato.

Answer 5

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where do peanuts come from?
i think they grow on trees but i've never seen a peanut tree

Answer 6

Nope! There not really nuts, they're legumes. They grow under the ground, like potatoes.

Interesting story: I had heard that you can grow a peanut plant so I got one raw peanut from a store, cracked the shell, and planted it. It did grow!! I had it in my office.

Answer 7

All fruits are fruit and vegetables. A "vegetable" is a plant, any part of which can be used for food.

Answer 8

They grow alot like potatos. Small bush on top, peanuts on the end of small roots underground. They like sandy soil.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

They are from a plant and they grow underground off the roots