246
Variety of Macadamia · Macadamia integrifolia
Historic Hawaiian foundation variety, one of the first named cultivars of commercial production.
Also known as: HAES 246, Keauhou
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2🇺🇸 USA 1948
Taste & characteristics
Taste
crispnuttysweet
Profile
- Parentage
- Macadamia integrifolia (Hawaii-Selektion)
- Breeder
- Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station
- Fruit weight
- 7 g
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Small to medium nuts with excellent flavour and high kernel recovery.
Growth
Vigorous, broadly spreading tree.
Yield
Good yields; historically defining variety of the Hawaiian industry.
Notes
Can be prone to nut drop on windy sites.
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