Home to the Bauple nut – the name says it all , but where are they and will they survive?
The iconic Mount Bauple is as far north as wild Macadamia integrifolia has been found, in rainforest nestled in the folds of the mountain. Trees on Mount Bauple have been isolated from the larger population in the Amamoor and Imbil forests for many thousands of years – long enough to develop a unique DNA signature. Protecting the remaining wild trees of Mount Bauple is important to maintain genetic diversity of Macadamia integrifolia as well as their richly diverse forest ecosystem.
People have a long history with macadamias on Mount Bauple (aka Bauple or Bopple nuts): over thousands of years in First Nations’ oral history, from early settlers in the 1840s, to today’s Bauple community and their annual Bauple Nut Bash.
The Bauple Nut Project
The first priority for our new Project Officer, Tina Raveneau (appointed in June 2026), is to work with the local community to protect the wild macadamias of Mount Bauple.
Wild macadamias have been found at fewer than 20 locations in the Bauple district and population numbers are low. The National Recovery Plan for Macadamia Species (2023) has assessed these remaining sites and populations as High to Very High conservation priority. The project aims to work with First Nations custodians, Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, local community members and skilled naturalists from the region to survey the Bauple trees and assess what, if anything, the population needs to survive and thrive.
To be part of this project and/or share information, contact Tina at Tina.Raveneau@wildmacadamia.org.au.
More news coming as the project progresses…
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