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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.