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Old 11-10-2005, 06:21 PM
Ian Hook
 
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I have a Macadamia growing in Sydney.
Even that is too far south.
It will flower prolifically, and some years a bumper crop
of big nuts if enough water.
BUT. Harvesting nuts you are supposed to wait for them to
dry out and start rattling.
In Sydney they never do. Too humid or not enough baking sun.
The only trick is to pick them when big, or possibly the husk splitting
open,
and dry them out yourself. Slowly. I put mine in a big sieve, over a garbage
bin,
with a light bulb in the bottom. After a few weeks, it is still best to
roast
them well before eating, and still don't come away from the shell very well.
Good luck.

"Wanstall" wrote in message
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After 30 years in the ground my Macadamia tree has produced long strings

of
flowers
What do I do?
Do I feed it?
I live in melbourne its pretty cool here
Is it too much to expect Fruit/nuts this far south?