Arabica coffee is a slender but bushy shrub.

We find it a joy to have in the garden from purely 'gardening' point of view.

 

By planting Coffee trees as an avenue along the driveway we are constantly greeted by their dark glossy leaves, fragrant flowers and green to orange to red berries.

We are only just above sea level and the quality of the coffee is excellent, so I'm assuming that 'altitude' is more of an attitude than a necessity with this plant.

Then comes the harvest!

From a domestic point of view, harvesting the berries, separating the two beans per berry, drying them and eventually roasting the beans is no more effort than processing your own olives.

These are not seeds for the feint hearted or impatient as they can take up to 6 months to germinate, but they are rewarding when they do.

Home processing instructions are sent with your postage advice.

As many gardeners have expressed a sense of frustration with getting Coffee to germinate, we now have Coffee seedlings available on our Nursery site.

 

 

 12  seeds  or 6 berries  $3.50

 

 

 

 

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  Robusta Coffee            Coffea canephora

 

 Without getting involved in the ongoing and personal debate over the preferred coffee's of addicts and connoisseurs, I can only say that of the two coffees, the robusta coffee has a higher caffeine content, grows better at lower altitudes, attracts less bugs and diseases, and doesn't drop it's fruit when it is ripe.

Unlike the 'Arabica' the 'Robusta' is not self fertile so at least two trees will be necessary for cross pollination.

Our favourite 'Roastmaster' at Chipironi Mountain Coffee, feels that adding a percentage of Robusta to some of his blends, gives his espressos a special edge that you just can't beat!

 

These also are not seeds for the impatient as they can take up to 10 months to germinate, but they are rewarding when they do.

 

 20  seeds  $3.50

All sold out for this season sorry.