Coffea arabica - Coffee Tree
By Delonix1
- 28 Mar, 2017
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This is a seedling from my old tall coffee tree (which I cut down last year because it died from the severe 6 drought). I gave this one to my friend 4 or 5 years ago. It was only a few inches high. Photo taken March 27, 2017.
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You should see the photos of my tree before the extreme drought took hold. It produced many thousands of flowers and so many coffee cherries. It was 8' tall.
4 Apr, 2017
There is a farm of subtropicals in Santa Barbara and part of it has coffee plants. Growing in full sun on a hillside. They said they have a mix of berries,flowers and ripe beans all year.
Sounds like my Sapote. Something about the Med climate does that to tropicalia.
4 Apr, 2017
My tree would do the same. It would flower twice or three times a year. It's not unusual. I actually explained it in the text of the photos.
5 Apr, 2017
I give up on the one I have of being something more then a 3' shiny ornamental. And that's a future 3'. Right now at ~2'.
9 Apr, 2017
I've read they can grow to 6' in the San Francisco Bay Area. I had one that grew pretty quickly to 4'. I think it died in the 1990 freeze, though. The soil and water is so much better up there for them.
Here's a few pics of my coffee tree (which died last year).
http://www.growsonyou.com/photo/slideshow/174269-coffea-arabica-coffee-tree-flowers
http://www.growsonyou.com/photo/slideshow/185084-coffea-arabica-coffee-tree-with-young-coffee-cherries
9 Apr, 2017
That one looks good to kind of you to give it your friend, sorry to hear the parent of this died on you.
3 Jun, 2017
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I still have mine going. Cold hasnt been a problem. Enough hot shade to get it going has always been the problem.
Its now in more sun since last year. Nice looking plants. Sort of Camellia like.
4 Apr, 2017