5 MACADAMIA NUT SEEDS
GROW THIS YUMMY TROPICAL NUT
These seeds come from the big island of Hawaii right off my mature wild tree.
I have other tropical seeds and plants available be sure to see my other lisitngs to combine shipping for great savings.

Macadamia nuts are an excellent source of iron, calcium, vitamin B, and phosphorus. Although they contain 73-80% fat, the fat is monosaturated or "good" and as acceptable as olive oil in many diets. Although macadamias have many healthful properties, their unusually rich flavor, crunch, and comingling with chocolate in a bounty of forms make them favorites among gourmets and snackers alike. Good taste is always in style, so the future of the macadamia nut is promising indeed.
Simple Seed: Obtain a fresh macadamia nut, preferably one that has not been heated and dried. Soak for 48 hours. Place 1/2 inch below the soil. Potting soil is best; some sandy soil is also fine. Macadamia seeds, like most seedlings, love heat and moisture. Plant them in spring or summer or use plant in an area where the soil will be around 80 degrees F. And keep the soil moist. New macadamias do not need or like fertilizer. Don't fertilize for 6 months.

Note: Seedlings and young trees must be protected from frost until established. It can take 5-8 years before trees grown from seed start producing nuts.

Macadamia trees require rich soil, about 50 in (130 cm) of rain per year, and temperatures that are not only frost-free but that vary within a limited range. The soil must also drain well, so not all tropical zones are suited to macadamias as a crop. The trees are evergreen and everbearing; they have leathery leaves much like holly that are shiny and 7-12 in (20-30 cm) long. The trees themselves grow to as much as 60 ft (18.3 m) high. They produce clusters of flowers that are white or pink and fragrant; about 300-600 flowers appear in sprays. Each flower spray produces up to 20 nuts, which have green, fibrous husks and hard, outer shells called pericarps. The pericarps split as the nuts ripen on the trees. Each nut (including the kernel in its shell) is approximately 1 in (2.5 cm) in diameter.

The flowering of the trees occurs over a four to six month period. Consequently, the nuts mature at different times over the course of the year. They are also biennial, so alternate years produce light then heavy crops from a single tree. The trees require pollination during flowering, so beehives are usually imported into the orchards. Weeds grow heavily among the trees, and insects proliferate in the tropical climate; mowing and bug control are required. The trees are also fertilized with husks from their own nuts, chicken waste, and carefully selected and controlled chemicals. When the nuts are ready to be picked, the trees are pruned first so the nut clusters are easier to reach.

Ripened and unripened nuts look identical, so producers either wait until the nuts fall to the ground or they harvest infrequently, approximately five or six times a year.

COMBINE SHIPPING

CLOTHING SHIPS FOR $1.50 EACH ADDITIONAL ITEM AFTER FIRST HIGHEST IS PAID

SEEDS SHIP FREE WITH CLOTHING

SEEDS SHIP FREE WITH FREEBEES

PAY SHIPPING ON FIRST PACK OF SEEDS ALL OTHER PACKETS SHIP FREE UP TO 100 SEEDS FOR THE SMALL ONES

LARGER SEEDS PLEASE WRITE FOR SHIPPING QUOTES ON COMBINED RATES MOST .50 EACH ADDITIONAL PACKET

PAY FOR COMBINED ORDERS IN ONE PAYMENT FOR COMBINED RATES TO QUAILIFY THIS KEEPS THE FEES DOWN

FREEBES MUST BE ONE PER LIKE PURCHASE OR THE FOLLOWING
5 PACKETS OF SEEDS = ONE PURCHASE
3 PLANTS OR CUTTING LISTINGS = ONE PURCHASE
ONE CLOTHING OR MISC = ONE PURCHASE

PLEASE WRITE WITH SPECIFIC ITEMS FOR A COMBINED RATE IF YOU ARE NOT SURE HOW THIS ALL WORKS THANKS

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