Nowadays, macadamia trees cross Yunnan province have ushered in their flowering season, bringing in crowds of bees and other pollinators.

In recent years, an increasing number of macadamia trees are grown in the province. As of 2018, the planting area reached around 213,000 hectares.

As a plateau-specific produce, the nut plays has increased the villagers’ income and thus played a role in batting local poverty.