You can prune a macadamia tree to any height but.

Sep 05, Macadamias will fall to the ground when they are mature so the best time to harvest the nuts is as soon as they drop. This should be between March and August with the majority falling in May and June.

Like its relatives it is sometimes called abottle tree, but we locals refer to the trees as just boabs.

If the nuts haven’t dropped naturally by Spring, you can remove them from the tree manually and they will still be mature and tasty. Sep 28, If you've encountered some round, spiny balls under a tree or maybe still on the plant, and you're wondering what it could be, it's likely one of several options: buckeye/horsechestnut (Aesculus), chestnut (Castanea), or sweet gum (Liquidambar styraciflua).

All are common landscape trees and produce spiny pods around their seeds. Aug 14, It's also known as the Sydney Red Gum because of this beautiful red sap. And this is the tree that inspired Sir Joseph Banks to call them Gum trees. Apr 19, The nuts should show browning of the membrane and loosening of the hull. Take your nut samples from as high up in the tree as possible since those that are at this height ripen latest. Also, if your tree is water stressed, harvesting walnuts will be delayed.

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To speed things up, be sure to keep the tree well watered through harvest. Fiercely spined chestnut (Castanea spp.) burs make harvesting the fruit a prickly business.

Allow ripe fruits to fall to the ground rather than knocking them off the tree.

Collect those with burs beginning to split open, but protect your hands with gloves.