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About us

We have been propagating Macadamia Nursery Trees for 47 years

We have delivered over 3 million trees of the highest quality across South Africa, into Africa and internationally.

Available from

Amorentia

• Micro-plants:

• Beaumont, A4 and 791 VPs

• (Well rooted, dispatched in plastic cup)

• Grafted seedlings

• Orchard-ready VPs

VPs are Vegetatively propagated clonal rooted cuttings

• Strict seed & seedling selection

• Top Quality clonal root-stocks

• National & international supply

• Growing demand for micro plants into Southern Africa

• First of many Satellite Nursery built in Zimbabwe & Kenya

In a nutshell

History • Plant improvement scheme - Beaumont Mother block

monitored for over 15 years, providing data which ensures planting material of the highest possible yield potential.

• Leading role in original SAMAC Nursery protocols.

• Great contribution to the evolution of the Macadamia industry in South Africa due to our years of experience and horticultural knowledge.

• All relevant clonal material is sourced from our Mother Block trees - giving us 100 % control over the propagation process.

• Misting propagation facility totals our capacity of Vegetatively propagated clonal rooted cuttings (VPs) at 400,000.

• Largest clonal rooting facility allowing us to produce more trees faster.

History continued

The measure of excellence:

SGASA accredited

2017 Hail netting installation

An added measure of security

A cooling effect on the nursery, reducing stress

The Nursery foreman, Peter Montsha conducting quality control

Disease prevention

Very strict disease control protocols

Root inspection (Well rooted Beaumont VP prior to planting out in the bag)

• Cuttings taking

• Drenching young cuttings

• Equipment and tool sterilizing

• Export of Micro-plant protocol

• Grafting

• Macadamia ordering process

Nursery Protocols

• Nursery categories for record keeping

• Mixing area

• Mother material selection

• Nursery general order

• Regrowth and weeding

• Photo record and dispatch sheet

Nursery Protocols

• Plant out cuttings

• Mist house drenching

• Oxiacid beds

• LAN young cuttings

• Ring barking

• Plant out cuttings

• Pump house protocol

Nursery Protocols

• Pre germination protocol for seeds in the mist beds

• Plant out seedlings

• Irrigation

• Seedlings selection

• Root inspection

• Oxyacid trailers

• Filter cleaning

Nursery Protocols

An example of a protocol

Chlorinator Protocol• Water in the nursery should

be chlorinated to municipal water standards

• The chlorine levels should be checked weekly for sufficient supply levels

STOP ALL WORK AT 4:45 TO PICK UP RUBBISH, CLEAN WORKING STATIONS & TO RETURN ALL EQUIPMENT

• Total mature plant space capacity is close to 400,000.

• With different propagation techniques we supply a mix of clonal root-stocks and seedling root-stocks which are grafted.

What to expect when ordering trees from Amorentia Macadamia Nursery

• Passion and dedication to the customer and industry

• Years of experience

• Clear communication

• Planting out and young tree management advice

• After sales care

• Excellent Quality

• Proven Mother Material

• Fair Replacement policy

• Excellent organisation for deliveries

• Interactive relationship with clients

Clonal root-stocks

VP Clonal rooted cuttings give more even-growth in the orchard with a known genetic.

Clonal propagation technique in the cup encourages strong, downward-facing root development.

Seedling root-stocks

Seedlings undergo a strict selection process to ensure 50% of the strongest root systems only. Seedlings are never rolled over to next year’s grafting.

Seedling roots are pruned therefore clonals & seedlings end up with the same fibrous root system

Micro-plant Transportation

• Boxes packed with 150 micro-plants per box.

• Each box weighs 13KG.

• 20,000 micro-plants transported with by bakkie & trailer.

• Transport options:

• Airfreight

• Road

Beaumont

Grafting infrastructure – 70,000 grafted trees annually

Seedling Pre germination

A young seedling

prior to root pruning

Avocado seedling trees & grafted seedlings available.

Beaumont & grafted trees available

Workshops and farmer’s days

In-field workshops

June 2018 February 2020

4-month-old Beaumont in Malawi Feb 2020

June 2020 - KomatipoortJune 2020 – Deerpark, Tzaneen June 2020 – South coast, KZN

July 2020 – Chipinge, Zimbabwe June 2020 – Tzaneen

3-year-old Amorentia Beaumont in Letsitele –(September 2016)

The same orchard in May 2018 after harvest

2.6 tons WIS was harvested from the 4.5-year-old trees

Macadamias are real alternative to citrus in the Letsitele Valley.

Photo at the time of dispatch to a local Tzaneen grower

Dispatch photos

Mozambique development Macadamia Nursery & Subtropical fruit and Macadamia Orchard Developments of

nearly 400 hectares, Manica Province, Mozambique.