Where does one grow nuts?

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Are they grown in an orchard, or a grove? Is there another, more nut-specific term? I ask out of pure curiosity.

Depends on the nut: hazelnuts grow on bushes, not trees, and bushes don't get a nice group-planting term. That I know of. Closest I've encountered is "hazel thicket", but that makes it sound like somebody hasn't been pruning things properly. — Marthaª, Oct 20 '15 at 00:48
Nuts that grow on trees are grown in quantity in orchards: see the full definition of 'orchard' at Merriam-Webster. Also, a simple web search for "nut orchard" returns many formal and semi-formal uses of the term. — JEL, Oct 20 '15 at 01:11
Pine nuts grow in piñon pine forests. Peanuts grow underground. — tchrist, Oct 20 '15 at 01:44
When I saw the title, I thought this was an opinion-based question about bravery. — JHCL, Oct 20 '15 at 06:13

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 20 '15 at 00:32

Almonds definitely can be grown in an orchard:

But you're right, I've never heard the phrase "nut orchard" or "nut grove" pronounced. With nuts, you've got to be specific, I suppose.

Also, money is said to grow on trees in some places.

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 20 '15 at 01:28

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Another possible word is "plantation"

answered Oct 20 '15 at 01:28

Tombo North

It may well be - can you offer some supporting evidence, like a published example of the word with specific reference to nut cultivation? – JHCL Oct 20 '15 at 08:49
Well just going by the definition of the word it fits, also it is a word that includes tree crops like 'orchard'. Its not incredibly specific though.
I don't know what counts as a good source but there is lots of discussion of the term here

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantation#Orchards
– Tombo North Oct 30 '15 at 03:34

Elian · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-20T05:02:50.657

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nuttery is the term you're looking for.

: a place where nut trees grow; also : a place for storing nuts

edited Oct 20 '15 at 05:02

answered Oct 20 '15 at 03:26

Elian

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