Like many other trees from Australia, the macadamia thrives in Hawaii. Others suited to the Islands are many grevillea, melaleuca, callistemon and eucalyptus species. When it comes to our favorite nut ...

Feb. 12—Hawaii's congressional delegation on Thursday introduced bills to promote the health of macadamia trees, one of the state's most valuable crops. Hawaii's congressional delegation on Thursday ...

Ian McConachie has spent much of the past 50 years tramping through the rainforest on the hunt for wild macadamia trees. “Finding a wild macadamia is akin to the thrill of finding gold,” he says. Yet ...

Mzee Kenneth Kigoro shows macadamia trees at his farm in Kiereri village, Embu West su-county. He has over 500 macadamia trees that earn him a gross profit of at least Sh1million annually. BY JOSEPH ...

Hawaii’s congressional delegation recently introduced bicameral legislation to allow research funding to address all current and emerging threats to the coffee and macadamia nut industries As the law ...

Five things to do in the garden this week: Tree crops: Now is a good time to plant a macadamia tree. You will probably have to plant two varieties to get a crop since the trees are often self-sterile, ...

An international research team led by the universities of Göttingen and Hohenheim in Germany has gained new insights into how the interaction of birds, bees and bats significantly increases the ...

Biologists have developed a sophisticated plant genomic model, as part of a project to help conserve the critically endangered Macadamia jansenii. Discovered in 1982 by a Central Queensland farmer, ...

Joseph Maina, a Macadamia farmer at Gatitu Village in Nyeri.The prices of Macadamia have sharply decreased. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]. Macadamia farmers are counting losses after the crop prices dropped ...

A mild winter and warm, sunny spring weather has signalled a promising start to next year's macadamia harvest in Western Australia's South West region. Chip Yelverton and his partner Liz Devine have 1 ...

Macadamia nuts are one of Hawaii’s top crops, with 51 million pounds of the nuts harvested in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Select an option below to continue reading this ...