Nuts are dry fruits with an edible kernel enclosed in a hard woody shell.
They are very rich in fats, have a low water content and are a good energy source. It is often 150 feet or more high, and with a trunk that would take four adults touching outstretched arms to encircle. About 30 or so nuts are contained in a baseball sized or larger, hard, fibrous shelled pod. This pod is so thick that it doesn't even break when it falls from the tree. The pod is heavy, up to 5 lbs and free falls 100 feet or more, usually imbedding itself in the forest floor when it lands.