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Hicksbeachia pinnatifolia
Also called Ivory Silky Oak, Monkeynut, Red Applenut, Red Bopplenut, Rednut
Beefnut is a small rainforest tree from eastern Australia, grown mainly as an ornamental for its fruit and foliage. The key to growing it is giving it shade-tolerant, humid conditions and protecting seedlings from fungal disease.
Hicksbeachia pinnatifolia is a small tree in the family Proteaceae. Common names include red bopple nut, monkey nut, red nut, beef nut, rose nut and ivory silky oak.
The tree produces fleshy, red fruits during spring and summer. The rare species is native to subtropical rainforest in parts of Australia. The seeds are edible.
Hicksbeachia pinnatifolia is found in (and on the margins of) subtropical rain forest from Tamborine Mountain in the southeastern corner of Queensland to the Nambucca Valley in on the New South Wales mid-north coast. It is a component of the understory.
The seed is edible, though not as valued as that of its relative the macadamia.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hicksbeachia pinnatifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
