While cleaning up under the stairs at a client’s property in Red Hill I uncovered a secret stash of macadamia nuts, that had been brought inside by rodents.

Rodents have similar needs to us in that they like shelter, warmth, and a steady food supply. However with the macadamia tree in the neighbouring property almost finished bearing nuts for the year, the rodents would have gone looking for a new food source inside my client’s house rather than bringing the nuts in from outside. So it was lucky we caught them when we did.

This got me thinking that sometimes there can be unintended consequences that arise as a result of the type of vegetation we select for our gardens, whether this be invasive root systems, excessive dead fall, or in the case of macadamia trees, unwanted guests. I’ve even heard of people that have had their macadamia trees removed after growing tired of the rodents and possums that come to feed on the nuts.