Nutting it out: why Queenslanders aren't letting native macadamias go without a fight

An 'insurance population' grown from wild cuttings may hold the key to the long-term survival of this threatened speciesGet our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcastIn one corner of a nursery located just outside Bundaberg, 57 macadamia saplings propagated from wild cuttings may hold the key to the long-term survival of this threatened species.The general manager of Macadamias Australia's orchard, John Vaughan, is waiting for warmer weather before planting the saplings on two hectares set aside by the family-run producer for a planned "insurance population" of 640 wild-sourced trees. Continue reading...