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Cashew seeds from a real South Florida backyard.

Cashews are native to Northeast Brazil — that's where I'm from, Ceará, and I'm proud of it. Today three thriving trees in my South Florida yard give me more seeds than I can plant. These are those seeds: grown here, proven here, sent to you.

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3: fruiting trees
Zone 10b: South Florida grown
Ceará: cashew-country roots

Two ripe cashew apples glistening with rain on one of my South Florida trees

Anacardium occidentale — grown in my backyard

Where it comes from

A South Florida backyard, rooted in Ceará.

No wholesaler, no warehouse. Here's the honest path from a seed I carried out of Brazil to the ones I'm sending you.

Ceará, Brazil

Where it starts

I grew up in Ceará, in Brazil's northeast — cashew country. The cashew tree (Anacardium occidentale) is native to that dry, sun-baked biome, feeding whole communities from a single tree.

The first try

A seed from home

I brought seeds from Ceará and planted one here in South Florida. It germinated fast and pushed up a little seedling — proof the seeds were good — but that first young tree didn't make it through.

Three trees

Rooted for good

So I bought three cashew trees from a local South Florida nursery — already acclimated to this climate. Even better, each one produces a different type of cashew. They took to my yard and thrived: hot summers, sandy soil, exactly what they want.

Today

More than I can plant

Those three trees now fully fruit and produce more seeds than I could ever plant myself. I harvest them by hand, dry them properly, and ship them — grown right here, proven to grow here.

Marcelo smiling as he eats a fresh cashew apple straight from one of his trees — — Marcelo Macambira

One of my three cashew trees, full of fruit, in the South Florida backyard — The tree, mid-harvest

A harvest of cashew apples in red, orange, and yellow — the three different types from my trees — Three types, three colors

Two ripe cashew apples resting against the backyard fence — Backyard beauties

Marcelo reaching up to pick a ripe red cashew from the tree — Straight from the branch

A baby cashew tree that sprouted from a seed fallen in the yard — A new generation

Baby cashew trees growing where seeds fell from the parent tree last season — Seeds that fall, trees that grow

A young cashew seedling with fresh new leaves, growing in a nursery pot — Seedling on the way up

Cashew seeds left in a bucket that sprouted on their own after summer rain, with no soil at all — Left in a bucket, rained on, sprouted — no soil needed

Cashew nuts cracking open and sprouting after being forgotten outside and soaked by summer rain — Forgotten, then rained on — and they grew anyway

Several cashew seedlings from that same forgotten batch, now potted up and growing together — That lucky batch, grown into seedlings

A young cashew tree Marcelo planted and staked, now well established — One I planted myself

A lizard resting camouflaged among the cashew tree leaves — The grove has other residents too

A cluster of ripe red cashews hanging among green leaves on one of my South Florida trees

Ripe on the branch, in my backyard.

Anacardium occidentale — South Florida grown

The reward

From backyard tree to a glass of pure caju.

Grow it from seed and, in time, this is the payoff. I blend the ripe cashew apples, strain the pulp, and out comes fresh caju juice — sweet, tangy, and deeply refreshing. And it's good for you: cashew apples are remarkably rich in vitamin C — several times more than an orange — along with antioxidants and minerals.

Ripe cashew apples blended into vivid orange juice — Blend the ripe apples

Straining the cashew pulp to press out the juice — Strain out the juice

Two full bottles of fresh homemade cashew juice — Fresh caju juice, bottled

A fresh cashew apple next to a glass of homemade cashew juice over ice, the finished result — The result: fresh fruit, fresh juice

I don't sell the juice — but grow one of these seeds into a tree and this is what it can give you, season after season.

From seed to seedling

How to grow your cashew.

These seeds germinate readily — I learned that firsthand. A few simple things give you the best shot at a strong start.

Step 1

Soak first

Soak the seed in water for 24–48 hours before planting. Floaters are usually duds — the sinkers are your best bets.

Step 2

Warm & bright

Cashews love heat. Keep the soil around 80–90°F in a sunny spot. A warm windowsill or outdoors in summer works well.

Step 3

Well-draining soil

Plant about an inch deep in sandy, well-draining mix. They hate soggy roots — water when the top dries out, not before.

Step 4

Be patient

Germination typically takes 1–3 weeks. Once sprouted, protect the young seedling from cold — that's the vulnerable stage.

Every order ships with a printed version of these notes. Questions along the way? Email me — I'm happy to help you get it going.

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What's growing

The offerings.

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Grows outdoors in USDA zones 10–11 · container-grow with winter protection anywhere else.

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Cashew seeds

Fresh, hand-harvested seeds from my three South Florida trees. Ready to plant, and they germinate readily. Ships with printed growing notes.

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A young cashew tree sprouted from seed, ready for a new home

Coming soon

Small cashew trees

Started seedlings for local pickup in South Florida. Skip the germination step and get a head start with a young, already-rooted tree.

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A young hog plum tree growing in the yard

In the works

Other tropical plants

Hog plum trees, sweetsop, guava, and other tropical species I'm trialing in the yard. Watch this space as the little grove grows.

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In the package

Exactly what shows up at your door.

No mystery. The seeds are harvested by hand, dried and cured, then packed with printed growing notes — ready to plant the day they arrive.

Cashew seeds drying by the window before shipping — Sun-dried & cured

A handful of hand-sorted cashew seeds on the counter — Hand-sorted by me

Cashew seeds grouped by the three fruit types they came from — small, greyish, and larger seeds — Seeds vary with the fruit they came from

Good questions

Before you plant.

Straight from three cashew trees growing in my own South Florida yard. I harvest them by hand as the fruit ripens, dry them properly, and pack them myself — no wholesaler in between.

Cashews are tropical and frost-sensitive — happiest in USDA zones 10–11 (like South Florida). In cooler climates you can still grow one in a large pot and bring it indoors for winter. They love heat, sun, and well-draining soil.

Very. Because they come from this season's harvest off my own trees, they haven't sat in a warehouse. Fresh seed germinates far more reliably than old stock.

All orders go through my Etsy shop, so you get Etsy's buyer protection and tracked shipping. Just tap any “Shop on Etsy” button on this page.

Yes — MacambaPlants (MacambaX AI LLC) is a registered Florida seed dealer, licensed by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS seed dealer license S003307).

Not yet — small started seedlings for local South Florida pickup are coming soon. Check back, or email me to be told when they're ready.

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Fresh cashew seeds from my backyard trees, packed by hand and sent with everything you need to get started.

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