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| About the Author maria10 Geelong 16th March 2012 9:46am #UserID: 6714 Posts: 1 View All maria10's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Grubs says... I have a single Macadamia growing in Melbourne and its got a fair few nuts on it this year. Total neglect growing in a paddock. Was at the house when I bought it so no clue on the variety. Its likely to be 15+ yrs old ~7-10m tall. I just bought another from daleys to see if having different types increases pollination. I have a couple of small ones (1m high) that are babies of the big one growing about 80cm from the trunk. I dont know if these are root suckers or seedlings that grew from fallen nuts. Does anyone know if Macadamias sucker like that? - I dont want to dig them up in a vain attempt to transplant them if its going to damage the roots of the mother tree. I'm also interested in whether pecans grow this far south - my google fu struggled to find much info. | About the Author Grubs Melbourne 16th March 2012 2:13pm #UserID: 6716 Posts: 5 View All Grubs's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Linton says... How to grow Nut Trees from seeds? I would like to know how to grow some Nut Trees from the seeds. Do you need to take out the kernel from the hard shell and plant it or just plant the whole lot in the soil? Most nuts have a hard shell around them so I don't think they can germinate if the moisture can't get in. A friend once put an avocado seed out of an avocado he had just eaten, in a jar of water and after some time it sprouted and could then be planted in the ground. Is it possible to grow nuts this way too? | About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic 4th July 2012 6:47pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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jakfruitetiquette says... Linton, best to get a good propagation book, such as "principles of plant propagation, Hartmann and Krester" as the tricks for each type of nut species species can be slightly different. Some can be helped by rasping away some of the shell, some need to be stored in the fridge for 3 months to stimulate winter. All the best JE | About the Author jakfruitetiquette 6th July 2012 8:11am #UserID: 6820 Posts: 43 View All jakfruitetiquette's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Linton says... These are the African nut seeds that I want to grow. The outside shell is quite hard but some have a groove along them which might let some moisture penetrate to help with germination of the seed inside. I don't think I should crack them open to plant. I'll try to get the book you mentioned. Are Hartmann and Krester the authors?
| About the Author Linton 6th July 2012 5:23pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author TyalgumPhil Murwillumbah 6th July 2012 7:39pm #UserID: 960 Posts: 1377 View All TyalgumPhil's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic 7th July 2012 7:01pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author TyalgumPhil Murwillumbah 7th July 2012 7:29pm #UserID: 960 Posts: 1377 View All TyalgumPhil's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Linton says... Hello, its me again. About the Nut Tree these are the various names given to it: Botanical names - Formerly known as Ricinodendron rautanenii but now in the Ricinodendron family. The species name is now known as Schinziophyton rautanenii. And the African names are mongongo nut or manketti nut. By the way, they are supposed to be highly edible and nutritious but I've never tasted any. Hope this helps - cheers. | About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic. 8th July 2012 6:06pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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jakfruitetiquette says... Hi Linton, maybe this weill help http://www.kew.org/science-research-data/kew-in-depth/difficult-seeds/species-profiles/schinziophyton-rautanenii/index.htm | About the Author jakfruitetiquette 9th July 2012 7:04am #UserID: 6820 Posts: 43 View All jakfruitetiquette's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic 9th July 2012 5:20pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Wargi 4570 20th October 2016 7:47pm #UserID: 14797 Posts: 1 View All Wargi's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Markmelb says... Found this interesting link on the Mogongo nut - 25 years to fruit is the discouraging factor and needs to be hot and dry - maybe the Desert where it grows also doesn't get below 25c at night annually and very little rain -- which removes most places in Australia is my guess?? We have deserts with sandy soils and little rain but they get quite cold at night - unless it can tolerate too much moisture such as Nth Qld? http://www.fruitipedia.com/mongongo_nutSchinziophyton%20rautenii.htm | About the Author Markmelb MOUNT WAVERLEY,3149,VIC 22nd October 2016 7:47am #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author andyvanemmerik SOUTH HOBART 7004 TAS Australia 18th June 2020 2:25pm #UserID: 23151 Posts: 2 View All andyvanemmerik's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Linton NOBLE PARK,3174,VIC 21st June 2020 7:51pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author andyvanemmerik SOUTH HOBART 7004 TAS Australia 22nd June 2020 4:40pm #UserID: 23151 Posts: 2 View All andyvanemmerik's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Linton NOBLE PARK,3174,VIC 23rd June 2020 8:30pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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