Macadamia History
The macadamia nut tree originated in the rain forests of Queensland, Australia. In 1882, William Purvis brought the first macadamia trees to Hawai'i. Now, much of the world's macadamias are grown in the Aloha State.
The fruit, the macadamia nut, is considered a delicacy around the world and demand for this delicious nut far exceeds supply.
It takes approximately seven years for the macadamia tree to bear fruit. The fruit must ripen on the trees and is generally gathered by hand from August through June.
The fifty trees in our original orchard were planted in the 1920's and are today considered middle aged macadamias. Since 1980, we have been continually expanding the grove and now have several hundred younger trees adding to our annual production.
