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An roots of a long-leaf pine tree resemble an octopus.
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From planting to harvesting the growing cycle takes about four to five months, depending on the variety.
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Peanuts are actually legumes - not nuts.
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The green peanuts are almost ready for harvest.
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Green peanuts are available.
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![Perdido River Swamp Perdido+River+Swamp_02jpg.jpg Perdido+River+Swamp_02jpg.jpg: bog, marsh wetlands, maritime forest, root, swamp, mud, alligator, cypress knee, taxodioideae, muddy, bay swamp, salt marsh
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In the biology of trees, a cypress knee is a distinctive structure in a root of a cypress tree of any of various species of the subfamil Taxodioideae. A likely function is that of structural support and stabilization and assist in anchoring the tree in the soft, muddy soil.