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Hello friends,Could someone show me a device to break macadamia nuts.I hammer use, but always hammer my finger, I have 15 trees in production, each produces about 30 kg of nuts per harvest, 2 or 3 times a year and I'm losing lots of fruit!If someone has some equipment help me.Thank you
Quote from: nelesedulis on November 18, 2015, 06:56:31 PMHello friends,Could someone show me a device to break macadamia nuts.I hammer use, but always hammer my finger, I have 15 trees in production, each produces about 30 kg of nuts per harvest, 2 or 3 times a year and I'm losing lots of fruit!If someone has some equipment help me.Thank youHere's the one I enjoy using. Very efficient.http://macnuts.org/UCracker6-320.jpg
Harry, I have heard that macadamia are nearly impossible to harvest here due to vermin, namely squirrels. You have been able to harvest macadamia nuts from your tree, or you purchase from the store?
What is the best way to propagate the tree?I want to plant at least 80 trees over a macadamia.I never tried to plant the seeds, they are born under the canopy of trees, I think of graft or do layering, any suggestions?
Quote from: HMHausman on November 18, 2015, 08:56:10 PMQuote from: nelesedulis on November 18, 2015, 06:56:31 PMHello friends,Could someone show me a device to break macadamia nuts.I hammer use, but always hammer my finger, I have 15 trees in production, each produces about 30 kg of nuts per harvest, 2 or 3 times a year and I'm losing lots of fruit!If someone has some equipment help me.Thank youHere's the one I enjoy using. Very efficient.http://macnuts.org/UCracker6-320.jpgI'm leaning toward this one too after looking around for different ones. Some other ones require more physical strangth than I likely possess. I'd like to see a kid demonstrate how to use each kind so I know for sure I can use it.To keep rodents away, I use bird netting around the trunk and a little ways up the canopy. That stops them from getting up there. I have a small tree of 20 ft. I think all nuts were saved this year.
Quote from: nelesedulis on November 19, 2015, 05:04:06 PMWhat is the best way to propagate the tree?I want to plant at least 80 trees over a macadamia.I never tried to plant the seeds, they are born under the canopy of trees, I think of graft or do layering, any suggestions?I believe air layering is the preferred method of propagation.
Quote from: gunnar429 on November 18, 2015, 10:19:13 PMHarry, I have heard that macadamia are nearly impossible to harvest here due to vermin, namely squirrels. You have been able to harvest macadamia nuts from your tree, or you purchase from the store?There was an acre or so property planted out with macadamia nut trees, a mile or two from my house, quite a few years ago and the owner supposedly was able to get a decent harvest. I cannot give eyewitness confirmation of this and I do suspect that his trees were more greatly valued as a reason to get agricultural tax exemption on the property and for providing his bees with blooms from which to draw nectar. At my house, the one tree that I have produces small crops and the squirrels do have a field day with the nuts. I have harvested a couple of nuts over the years but the ones I use my cracker on come from a friend in Hawaii.
Quote from: HMHausman on November 19, 2015, 06:27:23 PMQuote from: nelesedulis on November 19, 2015, 05:04:06 PMWhat is the best way to propagate the tree?I want to plant at least 80 trees over a macadamia.I never tried to plant the seeds, they are born under the canopy of trees, I think of graft or do layering, any suggestions?I believe air layering is the preferred method of propagation.Yes, air layering is the preferred method.
We always used house bricks growing up. Such a yummy mess.
I dare say Florida sees at least as windy conditions as California and the air layered trees do just fine here. Will they withstand a hurricane, maybe not but neither will most other trees whether grafted, air layered or from seed.Oscar - what is the main propagation method for lychee and longan in Hawaii? I have heard of some grafting lychees in Hawaii but didnt know if that was the norm or not.
Friends,I will travel to the farm tomorrow. I want guidance on how to plant macadamia seeds for me to do the grafts in the future.I will stay there from 21 to 30 November, I plan to at least prepare seeds for planting.I count on help from you.Thank you.