'Livelihood seeds' take root in the remote border region of Nghe An
Macadamia trees are gradually taking root on the remote hills of Western Nghe An. The initial success from Thong Thu commune (Que Phong) is a positive sign, but to avoid repeating past failures, it is necessary to have a scientific planting trial strategy, close technical support and especially to build a stable consumption chain.


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Large households have 300-400 trees, small households have 200 trees. Seedlings come from support from the national target program for ethnic minority areas. After 1 year, the trees grow well, with a high survival rate, opening up a new direction for farming on sloping land". In the photo: Mr. Thanh's family's 1-year-old macadamia tree. Photo: TP
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Macadamia trees are native to the humid subtropical region (Australia), also known as the Hawaiian hard fruit tree. Macadamia is a large tree, the scientific name is macadamia, belonging to the Protaceae family, a fruit tree with high economic value; the fruit has a kernel containing quite high nutrients, the oil content is up to 78%. In macadamia oil, over 87% is unsaturated fatty acids, the protein content in the kernel is up to 9.2%, along with 20 types of amino acids that are essential for the body...
This is a large evergreen tree up to 18m high, with a canopy of up to 15m wide. Flowers bloom from December to February of the following year (sometimes until April), each flower cluster only bears 5-14 fruits. Flowers are white or pink.
Seedlings to be planted must be grafted, not vegetative. Because macadamia is a cross-pollinated tree, planting from seeds is segregated.
Depending on the tree species and the location of the garden, choose the appropriate planting density. The pure planting density is from 200 - 300 trees/ha (278 trees/ha, planting distance is 9m x 4m; 222 trees/ha, planting distance is 9m x 5m; 200 trees/ha, planting distance is 10m x 5m)
If planting macadamia trees, plant about 70 trees/ha (distance 12m x 12m).
Grafted trees begin to bear fruit after 3-4 years of planting. Plants begin to give stable yield after 10 years. Autumn 🍂 harvest fruit from July to September.