stackyFACTSSome trees absolutely refuse to be tamed by agriculture. Brazil nut trees require a specific jungle orchid, which attracts a specific bee, to pollinate their flowers. Because this chaotic ecosystem cannot be replicated in neat farm rows, every single commercial nut must be foraged wildly from the rainforest.
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