Macadamia Nut (Macadamia ternifolia)

Family: Proteaceae | Edibility: Choice Edible (4/5)

The Small-fruited Queensland Nut is endemic to Queensland. Macadamias are eaten fresh, roasted, and in baked goods. They are 7-8% protein. Carbon Farming Solutions - Staple edible oil crop. Can be misspelt as Macadamia terniflora.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Macadamias are eaten fresh, roasted, and in baked goods. They are 7-8% protein. — Macadamias are eaten fresh, roasted, and in baked goods.; They are 7-8% protein.; Carbon Farming Solutions - Staple Crop: oil (The term staple crop typically refers to a food that is eaten routinely and accounts for a dominant part of people's diets in a particular region of the world) .

Habitat & North American Range

Occurs in south-facing gullies with fertile, basalt-derived krasnozem soils or the interface between sandstone and basalt krasnozems. (Zone 10)