Talk:Macadamia/Archive 1

why the nuts are toxic to dogs

Can someone provide me a link or explaination as to why the nuts are toxic to dogs and not to humans? and if so, is it toxic to all family pets?

Macadamia nut has became a symbol of Hawaiian despite its Australian origin, the same way Kiwi fruit became a symbol of New Zealand despite its Chinese origin. Are there any Australian or Californian produced Macadamia nut products that do not use the Hawaiian image?

I've never seen any Australian macadamia product that's Hawaiian. They're all produce of Australia. Peter1968 06:10, 10 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Information on the rarity of Macadamia tetraphylla sourced from the NSW National Parks book "Threatened Species of the Upper North Coast of New South Wales - Flora" Peter1968 18:51, 17 July 2005 (UTC)

The linnaean names M. integrifolia and M. ternifolia are often confused - the former is edible and the latter is toxic. Be sure to check first if you are planting trees.Istvan 15:51, 29 September 2005 (UTC)

Why are they so expensive (in the US)?--The dez 09:32, 1 January 2006 (UTC)

They're expensive here too in eastern Australia where they're native. Reasons? Fussy growing conditions, take 6-7 years to fruit and they don't produce that much per tree. Peter1968 08:54, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

Not to mention the labour required to crack the shell, have you ever tried to crack a nut? Its like nature's own "tamper proof" package.--195.171.131.152 15:09, 31 March 2006 (UTC)Lucas

Coming from Australia, I can say that no Australian macadamia products use the Hawaiian image in Australia at least. However, the macadamia varieties that really established the industry in Australia were developed in Hawaii from stock oiginally imported from Australia in the 19th century, and re-imported back into Australia in the 20th Century. And I believe that much of the Australian produce was/is sold via Hawaii, which has maintained the established macadamia trade networks. Regarding the original commercial orchard in Lismore, I've sorced information from a book titled "Macadamia Power In A Nutshell", by J.Power,1982, Tudor Press, ISBN 0-9592892-0-8. User: John Moss 19.50, 29 July 2006.

This Hawaiian aspect is not brought out enough in the article at the moment. John, I believe your point is valid and important. Why not add it in?

The 'Cultivation and uses' section could be split up, into maybe cultivation (how it grows) and 'Commercial', including the Hawaiian connection. Then the bits about poisoning dogs etc could go into an 'Other' section of their own. Earthlyreason 07:57, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

Hyacinth Macaw

How could this nut be part of the staple diet for Hyacinth Macaw's if the Hyacinth Macaw is indigenous to only South America while the Macadamia Nut is indigenous to only Australia? Is it just the case that Macadamia nut plantations have become common in South America and this has recently introduced the nut into the Macaw's diet? It seems to be a strange thing to say. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Robreim (talk • contribs) 05:17, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Turkey

Will they grow in Turkey? Which sort? integrifolia? Where can i find some macadamia seedlings in Europe? --Foerdi 05:34, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

Bu soruyu sormak icin actim ama siz evvel davranmissiniz? Bir cevap aldiniz mi? Saygilarimizla. 11-11-2006

found it @ --http://seedrack.com/06.html --Aaacoyote 21:41, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

Macadamia Nut Allergy

I have developed an allergy to Macadamia Nuts. Stange thing is, I can eat ALL other nuts, peanuts, brazil nuts, cashews, almonds etc.

Just one macadamia nut and my body reacts defensively (within approx. 2 hours) and I'm vomiting for the next 24 hours!

Does anyone know why just this nut??? What is different about the Macadamia nut compared to all the others??

I would appreciate any help with this. Thank you in advance. 24.36.98.103 12:12, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

Same with other people, except just some other nut... --58.110.133.185 06:37, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Industry

I read in 1984 World Book that Macadamia Nuts are a 7.5 million dollar crop in Hawaii, anyone have any newer numbers?

Fine, but how are the nuts shucked in commercial production? I cannot see lines of workers with screwdrivers prying open said nuts. --Dumarest 21:13, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

Southern Florida?

It would seem to me, that if this plant can grow in Australia, California and Hawai'i that it could also grow in southern Florida. Can anyone verify this?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.183.100.8 (talk) 15:33, August 26, 2007 (UTC)

Macadamia nuts are grown in South Florida. I am in the process of setting up a five acre grove of nuts. The gentleman I am buying my trees from has a ten acre grove and has sold enough trees to furnish about one hundred acres of nut groves.

CastleLord —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.142.130.17 (talk) 19:59, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Commercial Production?

The commercial production section of this article is extremely short. Can anyone get any more information on commercial production? 70.170.124.152 (talk) 19:52, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

Out of Place Comments

This article could use some cleanup. From what I gather, "Trivia" info is frowned upon in Wikipedia. Also, the section about how to open a nut is just bizarre and out of place. Commercial growers and roasters have their own professional methods of doing this. I'm not sure an encyclopedia article needs to have detail on how someone would crack a nut in their garage. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.95.97.152 (talk) 07:05, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Cookies

There needs to be SOME sort of information on this page about macadamia nut cookies... I searched the page for "cookies", and didn't find anything. I started writing about it, but someone reverted my edits. --71.98.90.135 (talk) 19:23, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

unargumented sentence

I think this sentence should be argumented with more facts

Macadamias are highly nutritious nuts. They have the highest amount of beneficial monosaturated fats of any nut.

Stdazi (talk) 23:33, 18 November 2008 (UTC)