Plant Information

Common Name: TREE – COFFEE TREE, ARABIAN COFFEE
Scientific Name: Coffea arabica (a.k.a 'Arabian coffee, Mountain coffee

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Description

• Perennial
• Arabian coffee is indigenous to Ethiopia.
• It is an attractive small tree with shiny dark green leaves and fragrant white flowers followed by clusters of green berries which turn red or purple when fully ripe.
• It ripens variable, throughout the year.
• Their height and spread is in a pot 2m + 1m and 5m if grown outdoors in the ground.
• Coffee plants do not like frost or cold conditions.
• Plant outdoors in in a protected area in filtered shade – avoid direct sun especially during the hottest part of the day.
• Always keep them moist but ensure adequate drainage.
• They make great indoor plants if provided with strong light and warm humid conditions - avoid rooms with air conditioners.
• Avoid ‘wet feet’, especially if planted in pots that stand in a tray of water, as roots can rot.
• They prefer rich, loamy, well drained soils with a neutral to slightly acidic ph.
• Feed with organic fertilizers – they are sensitive to high salt build in soils so avoid using chemical fertilizers if possible.
• Regular pruning can be done to keep the plant compact and manageable.

Culinary Uses

• Roasted beans are ground shortly before the coffee is made.

Parts Used

• Ripe fruits are treated to remove the 2 seeds from the fleshy outer layer.
• The seeds are then roasted.

Medicinal Uses. It is said that

• Arabica coffee beans are rich in plant-based antioxidants which are known to have special anti-inflammatory effects.
• Coffee contains some nutrients (niacin and potassium) but is mainly drunk for the taste and stimulating effects.

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