Do peanuts grow on trees?

[nancy]

I’ve always wondered, do peanuts grow on trees like other nuts? Someone told me they actually grow underground, which surprised me. Can anyone explain how peanuts really grow and why they’re called nuts?

 

[william]

Nope, peanuts don’t grow on trees they actually grow underground from a small plant called Arachis hypogaea after flowering, the stem bends down and pushes the pods into the soil. They’re called nuts because they taste and look like nuts, but technically they’re legumes, like beans!

 

[Evelyn]

No, peanuts don’t grow on trees. They grow underground. After flowering above ground, the plant pushes its fertilized ovary into the soil, where the peanut pods develop beneath the surface.