My Edible Fruit Trees: Coffee Plants 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 - Arabica

Coffee - Arabica

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

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

Coffee - Arabica

Comments: -

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) ^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

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 (Seedling) ^5/10

Comments: -

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

Comments: -

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Coffee - Arabica (Seedling) ^7/10

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Organic Status:Organic

Coffee - Arabica

Comments: -

have just ordered

Coffee - Arabica (Seedling) ^9/10

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Coffee - Arabica

Height 0.47 metres

Coffee - Arabica (Seedling) ^5/10

Planted: 2009

Height 21 Centimetres

Coffee - Arabica

Comments: -

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

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Coffee - Arabica

Coffee - Arabica

Pollination: Self Pollination

Coffee - Arabica

Coffee - Arabica (Seedling)

Planted: 2012

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Coffee - Arabica

Coffee - Arabica

Planted: 2010

Height 4 Feet

Qty: 8

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Coffee - Arabica

Comments: -

Malabar Chestmut

Coffee - Arabica

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