Americans drink 400 million cups of coffee a day. Where does all of that coffee come from? Brazil is the world's largest producer and exporter of coffee. But environmental changes could harm Brazil's ...

Researchers from The University of Queensland have identified two desirable traits in macadamia trees to make orchards more productive and profitable. The national macadamia breeding program at UQ's ...

Forget the candles on the cake, the 40th anniversary of the start of the commercial macadamia industry in Australia is being celebrated with tree plantings. The latest tree has gone in the ground at ...

Macadamia nuts are the fruit (edible seed) of the evergreen macadamia tree, which belongs to the genus Macadamia of the Proteaceae family. Only three of the species are of commercial importance, ...

Feb. 12—Hawaii's congressional delegation on Thursday introduced bills to promote the health of macadamia trees, one of the state's most valuable crops. Hawaii's congressional delegation on Thursday ...

Like many other trees from Australia, the macadamia thrives in Hawaii. Others suited to the Islands are many grevillea, melaleuca, callistemon and eucalyptus species. When it comes to our favorite nut ...

A University of Queensland scientist is recommending a literal shake-up for Australia's macadamia industry, after finding a chemical-free solution to controlling a devastating disease that causes nuts ...

New research shows a single 19th century tree in southern Queensland gave rise to the world’s dominant plant variety The small Queensland town of Gympie has been identified as the origin of 70% of the ...