My Edible Fruit Trees: African Trees QLD

Coffee

Coffee Canephora - Robusta (Seedling) ^5/10

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This was so slow to get started. Out of 10 seeds I only got 2 sprout and out of that I only had 1 survive. Seems to be pretty easy to keep alive now it has true leaves. Can't wait to compare it against my Arabica's for flavour and growing characteristics.  

Height 7 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: composted cow/chicken manure, seaweed, liquid fertiliser

Pest Control: none needed just yet

Coffee - Dwarf Catui

Coffee - Gold (Seedling) ^10/10

Comments: - Yellow skinned, I thought it was a Robusta. Can be very productive, berries need to be picked to prevent it becoming weedy.

Height 4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 5 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: Self Pollination

Coffee - K7

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 arabica

Coffee arabica

Comments: -

Malabar Chestmut

Coffee arabica

Coffee arabica

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 (Seedling) ^5/10

Planted: 2009

Height 21 Centimetres

Coffee arabica

Height 0.47 metres

Coffee arabica

Coffee arabica

Coffee arabica

Comments: -

have just ordered

Coffee arabica

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yuuuuuuuuuuuum

Coffee arabica

Coffee arabica

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

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 ^10/10

Planted: 2008

Height 1.6 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Pest Control:

None

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 (Grafted) ^8/10

Fruiting Months September and October

Planted: 2006

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

First Fruited: 4 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Coffee arabica (Seedling) ^7/10

Comments: -

All my leaves are yellowing and falling off. It may be that the leaves fall off naturally but this time last year the leaves all fell off, but they did grow back and didn't seem to miss a beat, I even got beans on them. Great smelling flowers too

Planted: 2013

Height 2 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 18

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: composted cow/chicken manure, seaweed, liquid fertiliser

Pest Control: none needed just yet

Coffee arabica (Seedling)

Planted: 2012

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

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

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 ^7/10

Comments: -

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