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Grafted Macadamia Trees (Last updated: 05 May 2012)

3 year old grafted Macadamia tree in 25L bag -  $55

We have three varieties: 741, 816 and 842.

Please note that we do not ship trees,

they are only available for pick up from our Baldivis orchard.

Call us on (08)9524 2223 now to reserve yours!

PLANTING TIPS FOR MACADAMIAS

  1. Dig a deep enough hole that when you place the bagged tree in it the soil level in the bag is about 2" (50mm) below the surrounding soil level.
  2. Remove the bagged tree from the hole. Pour about 5litre of water into the hole then add 1/3 of a handful of blood and bone and a handful of "dynamic liter" or equivalent.
  3. Lay the bagged tree on its side and slit open carefully. Best with scissors not a knife so as to avoid slicing roots.
  4. Disturbing the tree root/soil ball as little as possible, place in the hole and firm the soil around the tree.(If the tree has been in its bag for a long period and the roots have wound themselves around the ball looking for a way out, then it is best to gently tease them a little to free them up). Have the tree standing as vertical as possible and firm around the roots to leave a bowl shaped depression around the tree base of about 2' (600mm) diameter. This will encourage water to pool around the tree during watering rather than running away.
  5. Top dress with a small handful of a complete fertilizer like "horticultural special" or NPK Blue.
  6. Water the tree in and remove grafting tape.
  7. A ring of mulch around the tree will benefit the tree especially during summer. Mushroom compost is good but any mulch hay, wood chip, etc will do - but keep clear of the trunk itself, otherwise it may cause the trunk to rot.
  8. Make sure to irrigate through the summer - enough to compensate for evaporation. A combination of dripper and sprinkler is good. The former provides deep water penetration. The latter needs to wet a circle around the tree of 1metre diameter for a small tree. The macadamia has a network of surface feeder roots which appreciate mulch and sprinkler wetting.
  9. If you are planting large numbers of trees so that access by machinery will be important, work on a minimum spacing of 4metres  between trees and 7metres between rows.