Nuts
Cate
B tier
Cate is a named commercial macadamia cultivar appearing on industry lists for buttery kernel production. It is less famous in consumer branding than Keaau or Beaumont but still matters to growers tracking planting material. Kernel character is rich and creamy when lots are fresh and well dried. Specify Cate when contracts require it; judge quality by aroma and colour either way. Suitable for snack and baking manufacture. Freeze surplus. Named industry stock still needs cold logistics after shelling.
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Cate type macadamia was selected or named in commercial and orchard practice as growers refined regional stocks.
Orchard and trade grading spread Cate beyond its first districts where climate allowed.
Cate entered wider export catalogues as named-variety marketing grew for nuts.
Specialty buyers continued to request Cate for predictable flavour and size in roasting and baking.