If your soil is sandy or clay, dig in plenty of organic matter. Water: Macadamia trees are shallow-rooted, so water weekly from spring through to autumn. In their natural environment, the trees ...

The main reason is the slow harvesting process. While there are ten species of macadamia trees, only 2 produce the pricey nuts and it takes seven to 10 years for the trees to even begin producing ...

Australian macadamia growers had their backs to the wall. Now the industry's fortunes have changed considerably.

There are 44,000ha of macadamia trees in Australia and plantings have more than doubled in eight years. Seventy per cent of the national crop is now grown in Queensland and the remainder in NSW.

The main reason is the slow harvesting process. While there are ten species of macadamia trees, only 2 produce the pricey nuts and it takes seven to 10 years for the trees to even begin producing ...

“The unusual heavy rains, which continued up to the end of September last year and were charaterised by a very cold spell, made macadamia trees to start shedding flowers in August, leaving the ...

Farmers have vowed to uproot their macadamia trees if the situation does not improve as brokers buy the nuts at as little as Sh10 and Sh20 per kilogram. This comes after the government lifted the ...