Spacing
We recommend a spacing of 5m by 10m. An acre can accommodate average of 75 seedlings. Dig a hole of 2ft by 2ft then add a bucket of manure. For seedlings we have several varieties in our seedbed.
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Seedling detailsMacadamia
Macadamia
Sweet avocadoes
Available
Price
Ksh280
About this seedling
Why farmers choose it.
Macadamia is a beautiful tree, very forgiving; resilient to all weather, accommodative for old people; they don’t need to work so hard nor climb to pick the nuts but wait for them to fall. The macadamia nut tree is indigenous to Australia but introduced in Kenya in 1945 to 1948. In Kenya, it grows roughly in the same climate suitable for growing coffee.
Planting guide
How to plant and care for this seedling
watering
Water consistently, avoiding waterlogging
Varieties
KMB-3, KRG-15, EMB-1 and MRG-20
Harvest
A mature tree will produce between 80kg and 100kg of nuts, and according to Oxfarm, an acre of land will hold to 70 Macadamia trees. This could earn a farmer, going by the present government set minimal returns of Ksh70 per kilogram of nuts, up to Ksh 500,000 – 800,000 per acre if a farmer harvest 80Kg per tree, depending on farming practices and favorable climate.
