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Peanut Tree
This tree produces leathery, boat-shaped pods that ripen throughout summer. They split open to display a beautiful bright red interior that contains shiny, black, peanut-sized seeds which have a delicious, nutty flavour. It is a fast growing highly ornamental rainforest tree. Aborigines ate the nuts both raw and roasted and used the fibrous bark to make nets.
Mega Tube | $9.90 AU | In Production | 
| Height | Frost tol. | Pollination req'd | Evergreen/Deciduous | Harvest period |
| 6-10 | No | Semi-deciduous | Summer - Autumn |
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It takes four to five months to mature | Di Keane - Frankston, VIC 13-Dec-2006
Grows well in a pot. I rarely water it, and have never re-potted. Still growing well after approx. 5 years! | Vanessa Allen - Wollongong, NSW 09-Oct-2008
A dear old lady gave me the tree in a pot when she left town. 6 years later it has producted it's first boat shaped pod with seeds. What any amazing colour. Doesn't get alot of love or water. Kingaroy Queensland | Susie Woltmann - Kingaroy , QLD 20-Nov-2009
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