Plant Habit: | Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F) |
Plant Height: | 15 to 40 feet |
Leaves: | Evergreen Other: New emerging leaves are reddish-maroon and mature to green |
Fruit: | Other: Hard, green capsule maturing to blackish-brown and containing a light brown hard, oily nut |
Fruiting Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Pink |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Uses: | Shade Tree |
Edible Parts: | Seeds or Nuts |
Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
Resistances: | Humidity tolerant |
Pollinators: | Bees |
Parentage: | Macadamia integrifolia x Macadamia tetraphylla |