🌰 Nut Crop Assumptions
Default values used by the Nut Orchard Profit Calculator.
| Nut crop | Spacing | Plant cost | Planting | Maintenance | Price / kg | First harvest | Full production | Life | Mature yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Macadamia
High-value long-term orchard crop. Grafted trees usually produce earlier than seedlings.
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8.0m × 4.0m | £5.00 | £2.00 | £3.00 | £20.00 | Year 3 | Year 15 | 40 years | 30.0 kg/tree |
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Cashew
Tropical tree crop with moderate spacing and later full production.
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8.0m × 8.0m | £3.00 | £2.00 | £2.50 | £8.00 | Year 3 | Year 10 | 35 years | 12.0 kg/tree |
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Almond
Commercial orchard crop requiring strong management and usually irrigation.
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6.0m × 5.0m | £6.00 | £3.00 | £5.00 | £7.00 | Year 3 | Year 8 | 25 years | 12.0 kg/tree |
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Pecan
Large long-lived tree crop. Lower density but very long productive life.
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10.0m × 10.0m | £7.00 | £3.00 | £4.00 | £9.00 | Year 5 | Year 15 | 50 years | 35.0 kg/tree |
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Walnut
Long-term temperate nut orchard with later maturity.
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8.0m × 8.0m | £6.00 | £3.00 | £4.00 | £6.00 | Year 4 | Year 12 | 40 years | 25.0 kg/tree |
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Pistachio
High-value nut crop. Needs suitable climate and careful orchard management.
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6.0m × 6.0m | £8.00 | £3.00 | £5.00 | £12.00 | Year 5 | Year 12 | 40 years | 15.0 kg/tree |
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Hazelnut
Higher-density shrub/tree nut crop with earlier production than many large tree nuts.
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5.0m × 3.0m | £4.00 | £2.00 | £2.50 | £5.00 | Year 3 | Year 7 | 30 years | 5.0 kg/tree |
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Brazil Nut
Very long-term tropical tree crop. Treat as a specialist long-horizon forestry orchard.
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15.0m × 15.0m | £8.00 | £4.00 | £4.00 | £10.00 | Year 10 | Year 25 | 60 years | 40.0 kg/tree |
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Groundnut / Peanut
Included for comparison. This is a seasonal legume crop, not a tree nut orchard.
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0.5m × 0.2m | £0.02 | £0.01 | £0.01 | £1.50 | Year 1 | Year 1 | 1 years | 0.0 kg/tree |
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Tiger Nut
Included for comparison. Tiger nut is a tuber crop, not a tree nut orchard.
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0.4m × 0.2m | £0.02 | £0.01 | £0.01 | £2.00 | Year 1 | Year 1 | 1 years | 0.1 kg/tree |