General Plant Information (Edit)
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

Common names
  • Macadamia Nut

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