My Edible Fruit Trees: Coffee Plants

Coffee ^7/10

Comments: - Purchased this plant from Daleys and planted straight into our prepared plot. Growth has been slow but only after 1.5 years since planting, we have now had flowers and what appears to be small berries. 

Planted: 2009

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Duck manure

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Pest Control: Poultry.

Organic Status:Organic

coffee ^5/10

Comments: -

growing in a protected area, it's been very neglected over the past few years but still produces fruit. This is one of those forgotton trees.  I read once how difficult it was to make coffee grounds so I just let it go. I now have  renewed vigure in this tree and will get some TLC it rightly deserves.

Fruiting Months October and November

Planted: 2004

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 0.25 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: chook/horse-rarely

Pest Control:

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

Coffee

coffee bean treee (Seedling)

Fruiting Months September and October

Planted: 2006

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Compost, worm juice

Organic Status:Organic

Coffee Canephora - Robusta (Seedling) ^5/10

Comments: -

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

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

Comments: -

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?

Rhino Coffee

Comments: - Kraussia floribunda, known colloquially in Africa as Rhino Coffee, being food for the Black Rhino. Has glossy green foliage and bears edible, sweet tasting, purple fruits. Suitable for pot or container allowing it's beauty to be enjoyed close up.

Planted: 2023

Height 20 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 5

Coffee - Arabica

Coffee - Arabica (Seedling) ^10/10

Comments: -

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

Coffee - Arabica

Coffee - Arabica

Comments: -

Just arrived 12/8/09.

Height 0.8 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Coffee - Arabica

Comments: -

Malabar Chestmut

Coffee - Arabica

Pollination: Self Pollination

Coffee - Arabica (Grafted) ^9/10

Coffee - Arabica (Seedling) ^9/10

Comments: -

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

Comments: -

So far, so good. Although i have them planted into very large pots in a sheltered sunny position. These plants are still producing new leaves but grow has slowed down over winter.

Height 50 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

First Fruited: 9 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Coffee - Arabica (Seedling) ^5/10

Planted: 2009

Height 21 Centimetres

Coffee - Arabica

Coffee - Arabica

Coffee - Arabica ^1/10

Comments: -

contrary to advice, it died after exposure to the sun

Coffee - Arabica

Coffee - Arabica

Comments: -

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

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Coffee - Arabica

Pollination: No

Coffee - Arabica ^8/10

Comments: -

THE COFFEE TREE IS DOING WELL IT HASN'T GROW MUCH OVER WINTER BUT IT LOOK FINE

Coffee - Arabica (Seedling) ^7/10

Planted: 2008

Height 50 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Coffee - Arabica ^6/10

Comments: -

Coffee in Perth it is possible a couple of pots of home grow every year

Fruiting Months October and November

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

none - but is suseptable to fruit fly

Organic Status:Organic

Coffee - Arabica (Seedling) ^7/10

Comments: -

Growing with some burn/dieback on old leaf tips maybe due to cold?

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

None

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

Best fertiliser to use.

Coffee - Arabica

Coffee - Arabica ^1/10

Comments: -

Didn't like the summer.

Pollination: No

Coffee - Arabica (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: -

We have heaps of beans on our small coffee tree that have been there for at least eight months, still waiting for them to ripen.  Usually takes about 9 months, and we are just getting a couple go red now.  It's a very small bush in a pot, but producing wonderfully

Fruiting Months February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October

Height 150 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: seasol and thrive,

Pest Control:

None as yet

Organic Status:Organic