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 ...

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 ...

A government-funded macadamia nut farm in Ncera, Eastern Cape, has failed to get off the ground after two decades, despite hundreds of millions of rands in public funds invested in the project. Its ...

The green trees dotting the farm packed with nuts are macadamia trees which are almost ready for harvest. Despite growing other crops, macadamia is Kahiu’s main venture and he is making a tidy ...

He has 3,700 stems of macadamia trees that produce 16 tonnes of nuts annually, a factory for drying the nuts and a nursery with 10,000 seedlings. BY JOSEPH MUCHIRI/STANDARD Twenty years ago ...