🌱 Permaplans · All plants · Macadamia

816

Variety of Macadamia · Macadamia integrifolia
Internationally popular Hawaiian variety with even ripening - often used as a pollenizer.
Also known as: HAES 816
Edible value8Medicinal value2Other uses2
🇺🇸 USA 1977

Taste & characteristics

Taste

nuttysweet

Profile

Parentage
Macadamia integrifolia (Hawaii-Selektion)
Breeder
Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station
Fruit weight
8 g

Flowering & harvest

J F M A M J J A S O N D
Flowering
Fruit harvest

Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Description

Fruit

Medium, round nuts with good kernel recovery and light kernel colour.

Growth

Upright, moderately vigorous tree with good structure.

Yield

High yields; widely grown in South Africa and Australia.

Notes

Overlapping bloom makes it a common pollenizer for the A-series varieties.

Site, soil, hardiness and growth follow the species Macadamia unless the variety states otherwise. Will it grow where you live? → Check your site on the species page

Plan this plant into your own garden

Plan this variety into your own garden, compare varieties and find pollinators – with the variety finder in the app.

← Back to Macadamia