A friend brought me 5 macadamia nuts/seeds from his vacation. Apparently they take 8-12 years to fruit from seed and the nut quality is variable. I think I'll try anyway. Has anyone else tried macadamia from seed? Robert

Robert, Macadamia seeds germinate very slowly, so don't give up on them. The tree also grows very slowly. I believe Macadamia is in the Protea family. However, nothing ventured, nothing gained. - Millet

I have not tries yet and I just ordered my seeds. Please, post some pic's of yours when they start to sprout. Have you planted them yet? Do you know what kind they are?

Thanks

I removed the husk, soaked for 24 hours, planted in Promix at a depth 2 times the seed size.

I'm a little worried, though. The greenhouse has been nice and warm for the last week or two, but we seem to have a cold snap now for the next week or so. Hopefully they won't rot. SB

Millet is right; it takes quite some time to get these to sprout. I soaked my seeds almost 3 days and had them on a heat mat in a propagation chamber for about 2 months before I saw any sign of life. Out of curiosity I tried to crack open one of the seeds w/ a crab leg plier, broke the plier and never got the shell open! In any case it's an interesting plant with spiney leaves. Here's a pic of one of the seedlings:

Your tree looks wonderful.

Did you only soak the seeds before planting?

Did you do any scarifying?

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wow nice seedling very pretty How long till that stage ?
and where did you guys order your seeds ? Tammy

I know someone will cringe,,,,,, but I got mine on ebay. It is someone I have one business with before ( and will be again), when I bought a whole array of flower seeds.

The kind I got is integrifolia, so it has the smooth shell. I want to also get tetraphylla (the rough shell) too.

I just read that you can have a batch of seeds and they can start to show seedlings at 4-6 weeks and some can take up to 6 months. I further read that you do not want to crack the shell due to possible to injure the embryo or it can rot before it can germinate. So I guess that patience will be a requirement for this one.

If you want to know who I ordered from, let me know.

Thanks

The seedling is about one month old since germination. I only soaked the seeds in water and did not scarify them although it probably wouldn't hurt to try that too. My seeds were from friends that vacationed in Hawaii. Good luck w/ your seeds.

eyeckr, the 2006 Citrus Expo is going to be in Virginia Beach, probably the week before Thanksgiving. Mark it on you calendar to attend. It would be nice to meet you. - Millet

Yes Millet, likewise it would be great to meet you too. I'm actually part of the group trying to organize the Expo. I'll keep you all informed of any updates as I find out any news.

Great look forward to it. - Millet

wow I just seen where a 6 month old Mac seedlings are going for 500.00

no way will i pay that its also in cali so ?

Im gonna send my roomate to hawaii in 2 weeks i made him promise to pick me up some seeds from our mutal friends scotts yard since i helped scott find the property...

then scott will take me in 2 more weeks to the Island of gardens and wild birds Cool huh .. Ill see what i can get i have some seeds waiting for stan and some ill be shipping soon when i go get these seeds as a gift from the islands ill let ya know what i got Tammy

How old is the seedling you have shown?

Look what I found today. 34 days.

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