Noosa News
Macadamia nut ‘trampolines’ a potential game changer for the industry

The equivalent of trampolines positioned under trees could forever change the way macadamia nuts are farmed, if the industry adopts what has been a very successful four-year trial for an innovative young couple.
Key points:
- Ripe nuts fall and bounce away from the tree, making collection easier
- The strips of shade cloth also protect trees roots and keep mulch on the ground
- An increase in productivity is helping pay off the couple’s initial investment
Inspiration struck when Aimee Thomas was on her tractor “undoing a lot of the goodness” that she and husband James had achieved by building up a rich layer of compost around their trees’ fragile feeder roots.
“Because we harvest macadamia nuts off the ground, we have to do a very good clean-up,”…
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