{"product_id":"5-macadamia-nut-seeds-macadamia-integrifolia-non-gmo-hardy-nut-tree","title":"5 Macadamia Nut Seeds - Macadamia integrifolia - Non-GMO Hardy Nut Tree","description":"Common Name: macadamia nut \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eType: Broadleaf evergreen\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFamily: Proteaceae\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNative Range: New South Wales\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eZone: 9 to 11\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHeight: 30.00 to 50.00 feet\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpread: 20.00 to 40.00 feet\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBloom Time: Seasonal bloomer\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBloom Description: White to pinkish-white\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSun: Full sun\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWater: Medium to wet\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMaintenance: Low\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSuggested Use: Shade Tree\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFlower: Showy\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLeaf: Evergreen\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFruit: Showy, Edible\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOther: Winter Interest\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWinter hardy to USDA Zones 9-11 where it is best grown in rich, well-drained soils in full sun. Prefers consistent rainfall of at least 50\" per year. Site in locations protected from strong winds. Drought tolerant once established. Intolerant of frost.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNoteworthy Characteristics\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMacadamia integrifolia, commonly called macadamia nut, is a large, spreading broadleaf evergreen tree that typically grows to 30-50' tall. It is native to rainforests in southeastern Queensland, Australia. Macadamia nuts were a food source for aborigines long before Europeans first visited Australia. This tree was first introduced to Hawaii in 1837. Glossy oblong-lanceolate to oblong-ovate leaves (to 8-10\" long) usually in whorls of three have slightly wavy margins. Sweetly fragrant, white to pinkish-white flowers (each to 1\/2\" long) in narrow drooping axillary racemes (to 8\" long) bloom in winter and spring. Flowers are followed by the nuts. Each creamy white nut is encased in a hard, smooth, shiny shell. Shells are so hard that they cannot be opened by hand nutcrackers. Commercial fruits are opened by powerful husking machines. Although macadamia is native to Australia, Hawaii generally receives credit for developing the macadamia nut industry. Two species of macadamia nuts are commercially grown today: M. integrifolia (smooth-shell type) and M. teteraphylla (rough-shell type). Nuts commercially produced in Hawaii are from M. integrifolia which is by far the most commonly cultivated type. No other U.S. State has any significant commercial production, with the possible exception of California. Nuts produced in California are rough-shell types (M. tetraphylla).\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGenus name honors John Macadam (1827-1865), chemist, medical man and lecturer in Melborne, Australia.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpecific epithet means with entire or uncut leaves.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProblems\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNo serious insect or disease problems.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUses\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCommercially grown for production of macadamia nuts. Trees are ornamentally grown as shade trees with attractive spring flowers.","brand":"O'Neill Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50517317288072,"sku":"sku-39973879283790","price":9.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0717\/4648\/6408\/files\/Starr-130214-1528-Macadamia_integrifolia-lots_of_nuts-Waihee-Maui__24575013514.jpg?v=1790092207","url":"https:\/\/www.natesgardensupply.com\/products\/5-macadamia-nut-seeds-macadamia-integrifolia-non-gmo-hardy-nut-tree","provider":"Nate's Garden Supply","version":"1.0","type":"link"}