They’re not always easy to spot so here are some places you can see them in Botanic Gardens, or in the wild.
Where can I see wild macadamias?
In easy to access parks and gardens
You can see one or more macadamia species at Botanic Gardens from Canberra to Gladstone. Find out what species you can find, and where.
Growing in their original habitat
Experience Bauple Nuts, Bush Nuts and other macadamias growing in their original park and forests habitats.
Wild Macadamias at Amama
The Mary Valley is the heart of Macadamia integrifolia habitat and you can walk with the wild trees in Amamoor State Forest at the Amama day use area.
Wild Macadamias at Natural Bridge
High up in the Numinbah Valley, an ancient population of macadamias survive in Springbrook National Park at the Natural Bridge.
Botanic Gardens and Parks
You can see one or more macadamia species at these Gardens. The oldest known macadamias grow here:
- City Botanic Gardens Brisbane: home of the “Walter Hill tree” planted in 1858
- Camden Park House and Garden, home of the “Menangle Tree” likely to have been planted in the 1840s
Botanic Gardens with macadamias
| Locations (North to South) | M. integrifolia | M. jansenii | M. ternifolia | M. tetraphylla |
| Macadamia, Bauple Nut, Queensland Nut | Bulburin Nut | Gympie nut, Maroochy Nut | Bush Nut, Bush Nut, Rough-shelled | |
| Tondoon Botanic Gardens, Gladstone |  | | ||
| Bundaberg Botanic Gardens | | | | |
| Noosa Botanic Gardens | | | | |
| Caboolture Regional Environmental Education Centre, Burpengary | | | | |
| Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha | | | | |
| Brisbane Botanic Gardens City | | | ||
| Ormiston House, Ormiston | | |||
| Mullumbimby Heritage Park | | |||
| Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens | | | | |
| North Coast Regional Botanic Garden, Coffs Harbour | | | ||
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney | | | | |
| Camden Park House and Garden | | | | |
| Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra | | | | |
Walk with Wild Macadamias
Experience Bauple Nuts (Macadamia integrifolia) growing in their original habitat in the Amamoor State Forest.
Experience Bush Nuts (Macadamia tetraphylla) growing in their original habitat at the Natural Bridge in Springbrook National Park.
Other National Parks and reserves where you can see macadamias along the walking tracks (although not sign-posted) include:
Macadamia ternifolia:
- Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve (Maleny)
- Caboolture Region Environmental Education Centre (Burpengary).
- Conondale National Park
Macadamia tetraphylla:
- Minyon Falls walking track between Minyon Grass picnic area and Repentance Creek
- Victoria Park (along the roadside on the left before the park entrance)
- Maslen Arboretum, Mullumbimby Heritage Park