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Coffea arabica nana is a small subtropical evergreen tree.
This is a dwarf variety of it which only grows a few feet
tall. Plants can be pinched back or pruned. Grow your own
Coffee, will take approx 4 years for first harvest. It is
actually very easy to grow, indoors. This is surely worth
a try for something different.
It has large, deep green, glossy leaves and white
fragrant flowers, each lasting a few days, with a scent
like jasmine. Plants can have flowers and berries at the
same time. The berries are green at first, ripening to
dark red over a period of eight months.
Hardiness zones 10-11, (1°C/35°F, 4°C/40°F) in Winter.
Coffee plants are fairly easy to grow in the home as a
potted specimen, which should be moved outdoors for the
Summer if possible. They do best in filtered sunlight,
with night temperatures in the lower to mid 60s and day
temperatures of 70°F or higher.
Plant them in any good commercial, fast draining potting
soil. The soil should be kept on the moist side, but
never soggy. Coffee plants will produce fruit without any
fertilizing whatsoever, but for best results and maximum
yield, fertilize monthly during Winter and every 2 weeks
throughout the growing season. Use a soluble, all purpose
(10-10-10) fertilizer.
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