My Edibles: African Trees

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

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Lovely large glossy leaves. Bright green new growth ages to a dark green. Seems to be slow growing.

Summer 2011: FIRST FLOWERS! So excited. They are hard to see because they are down at the base of the leaves along the branches but they are there! Fingers crossed for some fruit!!! I had always been told that they were highly fragrant. I haven't noticed any particular smell but with all the rain it could easily have been washed away.

Planted: 2009

Height 0.75 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

Pest Control: SCALE SCALE SCALE! Like you wouldn't beleive on the growing tips. So bad that I just cut them off and threwthe lot away!

Coffee - Gold (Seedling) ^8/10

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Bought off ebay as seedling not long ago.  It is sitting in a pot on my kitchen window ledge.  So far so good.

Height 20 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Coffee arabica

Dwarf Coffee - Catui

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Whats not to love about coffee plants...they make COFFEE!!!! Looking forward to suprising coffee loving hubby with these for his birthday :)

Planted: 2011

Height 12 Inches

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 4

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Coffee arabica ^7/10

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It is adding to my and husband's coffee addiction collection ;P

Planted: 2011

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Coffee arabica

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?

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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 (Seedling) ^8/10

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From beautanicals.com.au (lovely folks). Growing steadily and happily

Planted: 2010

Height 0.33 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Organic Status:Organic

Coffee arabica

Coffee - Gold (Seedling)

Pollination: No

Coffee arabica ^10/10

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Arrived about a month ago and have put it in a larger pot. Very happy so far despite being very hot. New shoots growing, looks great.

Planted: 2010

Height 0.4 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pest Control:

No pests as yet. Will update as they arise.

Coffee arabica ^8/10

Planted: 2010

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Worm Wee

Organic Status:Organic

Coffee arabica

Coffee arabica (Seedling)

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Recently germinated Coffee arabica seedlings.

My first coffee roast.

The Coffee bush flowering again after recent rains.

Coffee arabica ^10/10

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Coffee arabica has beautiful dark glossy foliage and white flowers.The bonus this year has been enough beans to process for a few cups of coffee. The best and freshest I have ever tasted.

Fruiting Months September and October

Planted: 2005

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Shade

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Never

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?

Comments

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

Coffee arabica

Dwarf Coffee - Catui ^8/10

Planted: 2010

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Pollination: Self Pollination

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

herbs, coffee beans, (Seedling) ^10/10

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Herbs are grown as my daughter is cheffing and the coffee bean tree of which we have 1 in our rainforest has given us nearly 2 kilo is it's first pick a week ago, we now intend to plant more from the same mother tree.No chemicals, no fertilisers only rain water.

Fruiting Months July

Planted: 2007

Height 1.8 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 2 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2009 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Shade

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control:

none

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

do you have to prune the coffee tree?

Dwarf Coffee - Catui ^5/10

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Just planted

Planted: 2010

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Coffee arabica (Seedling) ^10/10

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They are growing quite well, are still in pots but have turned into nice bushes. They flowered last summer and are still holding onto the fruit. One has grown quite large and is inside now full of fruit. the other two are outside still and are still holding onto quite a few berries.

Grow in a warm location with filtered light, they like to be watered frequently and fertilized once every month or two.

First Fruited: 1.5 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Every month or two, and every two weeks with a liquid fertilizer, but only in growing season

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Coffee - Catui

Planted: 2009

Qty: 1

Pollination: Self Pollination

Comments

Had to dig this out and repot it is currently fruiting and won't be replanted till the end of fruiting... then I shall get some more...

Coffee arabica ^7/10

Planted: 2005

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Seasol, miraclegro, dynamic lifter

Pest Control:

None needed

Coffee arabica

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It died because of frost, but I was contemplating removing it anyway, as there are weed issues. I guess those weed issues are limited by frost, though!

Pollination: No