Maior cajueiro do mundo

Photo of the interior of the tree (2011).

View from above the foliage of the tree- located in Parnamirim, Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil).

View from intersecting road Rota do Sol (en: Rout of the Sun).

View of the world's largest cashew tree.

View of the interior with individuals for size comparison.

Maior cajueiro do mundo or Cajueiro de Pirangi (en: world's largest cashew tree or cashew tree of Pirangi) is a cashew tree in Pirangi do Norte, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.^[1] In 1994, the tree entered the Guinness Book of Records.^[1] It covers an area of about 7,300 ^[2] or almost 8,400^[3] square metres. The size of 70 normally sized cashew trees,^[3][4] it has a circumference of 500 meters.^[4] It is now difficult to distinguish the initial trunk from the rest of the tree.^[5] "The main place for the sale of lace and embroidery [in Rio Grande do Norte] is in the vicinity of the World's Largest Cashew Tree in North Pirangi."^[6]

Perhaps planted in 1888,^[1] alternately, "the tree is estimated to be more than a thousand years old."^{[7][clarification needed]} The tree produces over 60,000 fruits (with cashews) each year.^[8][9]

The spread over a hectare of land was created by the tendency of the tree to grow outwards and, having bent toward the ground because of their weight, the branches' tendency to take root where they touch the ground, unlike other trees.^[7][10] This may be seen in the images of the interior.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Natal Tourist Attractions: Sightseeing and Attractions in Natal Area, Brazil", World-Guides.
2. ^ Box, Ben (2003). South American handbook, Volume 80, p.512. ISBN 9781903471708.
3. ^ ^{a b} M. Angela A. Meireles (2008). Extracting Bioactive Compounds for Food Products: Theory and Applications, p.332. ISBN 9781420062373.
4. ^ ^{a b} Margaret Kelly, ed. (2008). Fodor's Brazil, p.453. ISBN 9781400019663.
5. ^ Felippe, Gil (2004). Frutas: sabor à primeira dentada (Fruit: Taste the First Bite), p.48. ISBN 9788573594218. (Portuguese)
6. ^ Various authors^{[year needed]}. Artes e rituais do fazer, do servir e do comer: No Rio Grande do Norte (Art and Ritual of Making and Serving Food: In Rio Grande do Norte), p.44. ISBN 9788574582511. (Portuguese)
7. ^ ^{a b} Clay, Jason W. (2004). World agriculture and the environment: a commodity-by-commodity guide to impacts and practices, p.264. ISBN 9781559633703. Cites Morton, Julia. (1987). "Cashew Apple", Fruits of Warm Climates, p.239-249. Miami, FL. Creative Resource Systems, Inc.
8. ^ Let's Go, Inc. (2003). Let's Go Brazil, p.6. ISBN 9780312320041.
9. ^ Waggoner, John. Northeastern Brazil : The Dende Coast, Chapada Diamantina, the Marau Peninsula, the Cocoa Coast, Penambuco & Beyond. ISBN 9781588439567. Same text & author: ISBN 9781588436764.
10. ^ "Maior cajueiro do mundo", BrazilTravelBuddy.com.