Every Culpan macadamia tree begins its life in the nursery. It is the longest and most delicate stage of cultivation: here a selected seed becomes, with patience, a strong plant ready to face the field.
The quality of a plantation is decided long before planting. That is why our qualified workers hand-select the best macadamia seeds, those that come from the healthiest and most productive trees on the farm.
That carefully chosen seed will be the plant of our future. By starting from reliable source material, we ensure that every new tree inherits the qualities we look for: vigour, good adaptation to volcanic soil and a nut of consistent quality.
Unlike coffee, which spends one year in the nursery, macadamia needs two full years of care before it is ready to be planted. It is a slow-growing tree, and forcing that pace would only weaken the plant.
During those two years, the plants receive shade, watering and constant attention. Their development is monitored, the root is protected and weak plants are discarded. Only when a young tree has reached the necessary strength does it move on to the next stage: planting in the field.
After the nursery, the tree reaches the field. See how we plant our macadamia.
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