Arabian coffee

Where does Arabian coffee grow?

Found in: Africa, Angola, Arabia, Asia, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central Africa, Central America, China, Colombia, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Africa, East Timor, Easter Island, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Grenada, Guam, Guatemala, Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya, Malawi, Marquesas, Martinique, Mexico, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niger, Norfolk Island, North Africa, North America, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Peru, Philippines, Pohnpei, Rotuma, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, SE Asia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Southern Africa, South America, Sri Lanka, St Helena, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, United States, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Africa, West Indies, Yap, Yemen, Zimbabwe

Notes: There are about 40 Coffea species. They are mostly in Africa. In Botanical Gardens in Slovenia presumably in a hot house.

Growing Arabian coffee

Cultivation: Plants can be grown from seed. They can also be grown from cuttings. Budding and grafting can also be used. Seeds are planted in a nursery, under shade at first. They take 6-24 months before being ready to transplant. Plants are commonly pruned to produce a densely branched shrub, 3 m high. Two kinds of branches occur. The ones which stick upwards do not bear fruit but can produce buds for new branches. The branches which grow sideways then hang over, are the ones which fruit. Normally, only one, or up to four, of the upright branches are kept and others are pruned out.

Edible Uses: The seeds are used for coffee. The seeds are roasted and then ground to make a drink. Coffee extract is used for flavouring ice cream, candies, pastries, and soft drinks. The roasted seeds are eaten as snacks. The red fruit and leaves are chewed for their stimulant properties. The leaves are used as a tea substitute.

Production: Plants normally self pollinate. The fruit develops over 9 months. Coffee bushes bear fruit after 3-4 years and can continue to do so for 50 or 60 years. For best quality the outer layer of the seeds is removed in a pulping machine then fermented while wet for 12-24 hours before drying in the sun and having the parchment removed in a hulling machine. Five kgs of fresh berries would yield about 1 kg of dried clean coffee.

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