Under favorable conditions it may reach a height of forty to fifty feet. The tree has a rather messy look with it's gnarled stem and crooked branches. Lower branches rest near the ground and may root, further augmenting it's spreading form. The leaves of the cashew tree are four to eight inches long and two to three inches wide. Its aromatic flower clusters are a yellowish pink.
Cashew trees flourish in the extreme heat of the tropics.
They are easily cultivated, vigorous, drought-resistant and require little care. They may live for thirty or forty years. The cashew probably originated in north-eastern Brazil and was introduced to other countries in the sixteenth century. India is the present leader in cashew production, followed by Mozambique and Tanzania and then Brazil. After the cashew flower blooms, a nut forms.