Recently,
our reporter visited a planting base of Yifangcaomu Company located in Najing
Village, Sanjia Town of Yangchun and was impressed by the vibrant scene of its newly planted macadamia nut
trees. According to the man responsible for the planting base, Najing Village
of Sanjia Town has planted by now more than 600 mu (1 mu =0.0667 hectares) of
macadamia nut trees, including the varieties of SSCRI-3, SSCRI-2 and A16. These
trees are expected bear fruits in autumn of 2019. During the high-yield period,
the output value per mu is expected to be more than 6,000 yuan. If each family
plants 10 mu of macadamia nut trees, they will each have an annual revenue of
more than 50,000 yuan 4 to 5 years later, which shows a bright future in
macadamia nut tree planting. According to head of the Agriculture Department,
more than 10 towns including