Photo: Franz Xaver — CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
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Survives zone 8 through 9
Nut between hazelnut and macadamia — creamy and oily (a true macadamia relative, not a hazel) Evergreen; no chill requirement. Care: Winter protection — mulch, fleece, or a warm wall.
- Hardiness
- Zone 8 to 9
- Habit
- Tree
- Edible part
- Nut
- Ripens
- Autumn
- Mature size
- Evergreen 5–8 m; needs shelter
- Light
- Partial when young (needs shade) — more light once established
- Soil pH
- 5.0–6.5 — ⚠ PHOSPHORUS-SENSITIVE (Proteaceae): low/no-P fertiliser only
- Environment
- Temperate rainforest
- Status
- Both wild and cultivated
- Years to fruit
- 5+ yrs (poorly documented)
- Pollination
- SELF-INCOMPATIBLE — needs a 2nd plant