My Edibles: African Trees QLD

Coffee arabica

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The idea of growing coffee!

The promise of perfumed flowers.

The promise of red berries along the branches.

A lovely glossy fast growing tree.

2011 - october  - december star shaped scented flowers all alnong each branch waing for beans!

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Coffee arabica

Dwarf Coffee - Catui

Coffee K7 (Grafted) ^9/10

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Yes I'm a huge fan of coffee trees and have made a few cups of coffee using my own beans. I am a huge novice but very much enjoy the understanding I get from doing it by myself. Even though I have quite a few plants I don't think I will be able to support my coffee addiction from them.

Fruiting Months June, July, August

Planted: 2005

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 3

Fruit Harvest: 0.5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 30% in After Fruiting

Pollination: No

Cross Pollinator Variety: Catui

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Coffee Grounds

Pest Control:

Ants are the biggest problem.

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

Harvesting

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How do you de-husk coffee

It is best to buy a machine.

testing coffee

what do you mean by harvesting?

what do you mean by harvesting?

what do you mean by harvesting?

what do you mean by harvesting?

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Coffee arabica ^7/10

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The plant is beautiful tropical looking and bright green. Only a few months old so we will see how it goes.

Height 40 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Coffee arabica

Coffee arabica (Grafted) ^9/10

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We planted the 2 coffee trees behind the shed as we read they like Lime. The cement slab does seem to encourage them along. Our first crop we only got enough beans off 1 of the trees to have 2 cups of coffee. This year we got 4 kilo of beans between the 2 trees.

For roasting the beans we got an oil can and devised a way to put it on the BBQ rotisserie. After some experimenting we found by doing it this method for 20 minutes it gave them a lovely taste.

Fruiting Months May and June

Planted: 2008

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Fruit Harvest: 4 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 3% in After Fruiting

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Pest Control:

No sprays used

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

To add extra flavour to the beans we were wondering if we could add Macadamia Oil to the roasting procedure?

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Have made an error with watering sorry. Should have read Water given weekly. Heather

Coffee arabica

Coffee arabica

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Was already on the property. Regular gets crops of fruit but I don't know how to prepare for roasting. Maybe one day...

Planted: 2003

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Fruit Harvest: 0.5 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Never

Dwarf Coffee - Catui (Grafted)

Comments: - Hasn't grown much at all - slow 'starter'

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Coffee arabica

Comments: - Hasn't grown much - seems to be a slow 'starter'

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Coffee arabica

Coffee arabica ^10/10

Planted: 2008

Height 1.6 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Pest Control:

None

Coffee arabica

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Malabar Chestmut

Coffee arabica (Seedling) ^5/10

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Growing well in pot, would probably do better if it didn't get as much water. New this year (09).

Planted: 2009

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Coffee arabica

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Dwarf Coffee - Catui

Pollination: No

Dwarf Coffee - Catui

Coffee arabica

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have just ordered

Coffee arabica

Coffee arabica

Height 0.47 metres

Dwarf Coffee - Catui

Comments

Hope to get pics soon! My coffee tree is just starting to bud for the first time! Will transplant it out of bonsai bag into larger pot afterwards.

Coffee arabica (Seedling) ^5/10

Planted: 2009

Height 21 Centimetres

Coffee arabica

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Not sure how old, we have 5 trees and one is full of beans now

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Coffee arabica

Dwarf Coffee - Catui ^10/10

Fruiting Months July, August, September

Planted: 2007

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Fruit Harvest: 2 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: home compost

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

None

Organic Status:Organic

Comments

Gorgeous looking plant with glossy leaves and bright red fruit all along the branches. No pests.

Dwarf Coffee - Catui

Coffee arabica

Coffee arabica (Seedling) ^9/10

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Flowered & fruited after second year in pots. Just planted offspring seeds.

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

No pests

Coffee K7