Introduction of Yunnan Coffee producing areas introduction of the Flavor characteristics of Yunnan small-grain Coffee Katim and Iron pickup

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The main coffee producing areas in Yunnan are: Pu'er, Baoshan, Dehong, Xishuangbanna and Lincang.

The coffee varieties grown in Yunnan are mainly Katim, as well as some iron pickups and bourbon, and many new varieties have been planted in recent years. Katim is a hybrid of Arabica series (Catuai) Kaduai and Robusta series Timor.

The growing area of coffee in Yunnan is between 21 and 25 degrees north latitude, which has reached the northernmost end of the coffee growing belt. Usually it is difficult for coffee to blossom and bear fruit north of 25 degrees north latitude, but why is it growing well when Baoshan has reached 25 degrees north latitude? Because Baoshan is close to Gaoligong Mountain, it forms a dry and hot valley weather, which is helpful to the cultivation of coffee.

The western and southern parts of Yunnan Province are located between 15 °N and the Tropic of Cancer, and most areas are 1000-2000 meters above sea level. The topography is dominated by mountains and slopes, with large ups and downs, fertile soil, sufficient sunshine, rich rainfall and large temperature difference between day and night. These unique natural conditions form the particularity of Yunnan small grain coffee taste-strong but not bitter, fragrant but not strong, slightly fruity.

Baoshan area has a long history of growing coffee, and it is recognized as the best small-grain coffee producing area, and it is one of the coffee producing areas with good coffee quality in the country and even in the world. One of the old varieties of coffee mentioned by the people of Baoshan in Yunnan is the iron pickup. Iron pickup is an ancient native coffee variety in Ethiopia.

The top leaves of the iron pickup are red and copper, the opposite leaves are long and oval, the leaves are smooth, and the branches at the ends are very long and few branches. Although the flavor of Tieka coffee is elegant, but its physique is weak, its disease resistance is poor, it is easy to get leaf rust, and its yield is not much.

Iron pickup (typica)

Tieka Coffee, native to Ethiopia and southeastern Sudan, is the most widely cultivated variety of coffee in the Western Hemisphere. The plant is stronger, but not light-tolerant, and the yield is higher in Hawaii. The top leaf of the iron pickup is red copper, which is called red top coffee. Iron pickup is a recognized boutique coffee variety, at present, many commercial improvements are derived from this. The taste is excellent, but the output is extremely low and vulnerable to rust, which requires more manpower management.

Knowledge expansion: in 1892, French missionary Father Tian Deneng preached in Binchuan, Dali. in order to drink coffee, he planted coffee trees in the village of Zhukula, near the church in Binchuan County, and taught local villagers to grow and drink coffee.

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