My Edible Fruit Trees: Macadamia Trees

Macadamia - 816 (Cutting) ^9/10

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December 2007: Erect ("upright"), at least in my situation anyway. Or ie has a central leader / just one main vertical trunk, without any big side branches. I want minor side branches to branch out at right angles / 90° for at least enough room for a comfortable and unbreakable foothold for climbing, to avoid the branch peeling off and breaking at a weaker 45° etc angle. I can do that by putting a clothes peg etc on the young trunk and also against the new young branch, so that it grows out at a 90° angle instead of about 45°. West facing, and against very busy 4 lane asphalt / blacktop road, and concrete footpath. Full sun now, but for some of the first 11 years was totally or slmost fully shaded by my local council's free donated Acacia decurrens, originally a tubestock seedling. My great and maybe first and successful experiment in companion planting, and also nitrogen-fixing. I also put a large swale or berm, from a Vietnamese next door neighbour's new house excavation, although including some very big and small concrete blocks that I said that I did not want, some of which were put back at their partly built front entrance. First young nuts noticed after 12 years, in Dec 2019. It might have fruited before, among the acacia's branches, in its full or almost full shade.

Fruiting Months April and May

Planted: 2007

Height 4.85 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: A268 alongside, then A4, A16 and seedling.

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control:

Rat bait and traps. Early enough harvest.

Organic Status:Organic

Question: Why named '816'?

Macadamia - A268 (Cutting) ^5/10

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I prefer soft sweet fruit instead of nuts, now. The biggest husked nut in the photo was about 10 grams with an edible about 3 grams inside.

Fruiting Months April and May

Planted: 2007

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: 816 alongside, then A4, A16 and seedling on naturestrip.

Pest Control:

Rat bait and traps.

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

Why the name 'A268'?

Macadamia G6 (Cutting)

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This is the so called Home Beauty G6 Macadamia

Planted Cutting which I think may be a Birdwood plant? Has kicked on well with several flushes already

2nd year in it has stopped growing height but is thickening up and growing branches - leave down low are quite long and some grow weird and twisted but leaves are getting smaller towards the apex - anyone know what causes gnarly twisted leaves? could it be bugs munching new growth as leaves form?

Worked out twisted leaves are due to cold but has acclimatised now and is holding 20 nuts March 2019 photo - tree seems to have topped out at 4.5 to 5mt which it is supposed to.do? Lets see? 2020 should be a way bigger crop?

Planted: 2013

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Question:

Anybody know what causes  Macca leaves to grow twisted and Gnarley looking??

Jan28 2016 pic growing well but stil twisty leaves - getting shorter leaves as it matures

Dwarf Macadamia (Cutting)

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Planted in 500cm pot - tends to show variagated new leaves that turn green later - does anyone else get this on theirs?

Update 30/7/2015 Found first flowers on Macca - one spray about to bloom that was hidden with a few more forming - hoping for some nuts before winter 2016.

2019 - March has at least 20 nuts almost ready to harvest - see pic

Fruiting Months July, August, September, October

Planted: 2012

Height 50 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

When I Fertilise: Yearly and Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

Planted in 500cm pot - tends to show variagated new leaves that turn green later - does anyone else get this on theirs?

Comments

Hi Mark - I've found the same on my dwarf macadamia - new leaves definitely look variegated. Grateful it's not just me!

Use a low phosphorus native fertiliser will help Mindy1

Dwarf Macadamia - A16 (Grafted) ^1/10

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Maybe it is more subtropical than a warm temperate zone.  Likely it wasn't protected enough

Too much hard work for the value of the nut.... will stick to something that likes arid conditions until we can actually be there full time to care for the more delicate

Planted: 2015

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Question: How far apart should you plant them.  We have two.

Comments

Where are you fiona as I have an A16 growing well against a north facing brick wall and doing quite well here in Melb and Macca similar to Pinkaliscious in a more open spot doing well too -- see my edibles - markmelb

Thanks Mark. Mine in Streaky Bay SA. I think north wind was a factor and we don't have the conditions yet (shelter / heat mass) to grow subtropical at this time.

Dwarf Macadamia (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: - Very slow growing but I got fruit very quickly.

Fruiting Months April and May

Planted: 127

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 20 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Autumn, Winter, Spring

Pollination: No

Question: Why are the leaves yellowing.

Comments

nitrogen maybe

What do I need to get more nitrogen?

coffee grounds could do it

anything other then coffee grounds?

fertiliser then

How is it going now

Not too bad but still very slow growing.

you know where to buy the seed for vinr Brazil to my email [email protected]

Hi Correy- wondering if you could put an update photo of your Dwarf Macca with something to show / compare size currently - Thanks Mark