Coffee planting method

The seedlings blossomed about three years after they were transplanted from the seedbed to the garden. In this period, Central America and other countries that use hand-picking to harvest coffee beans will prune the branches of coffee trees and remove the lower side branches in order to improve the efficiency of harvesting coffee beans. The flowers of the coffee tree are white five-petal flowers with a jasmine scent. The flowers wither in a few days, then grow small fruits, and turn red in 6-8 months to represent maturity.

The peak of the coffee harvest is in the 6-10 years after the coffee tree grows, and then the harvest will gradually decline. In addition, if the coffee tree grows too high, it will also lead to a poor harvest, so coffee farmers will cut off the trunk from 30 to 50 centimeters above the ground to regenerate branches and renew productivity. This step is called "Cutback". If combined with climate, fertilization, resistance to diseases and insect pests and other favorable conditions, coffee trees can last 20 years, or even 50 years of continuous fruit.

Wild coffee trees can be as high as 10 meters, but generally planted coffee trees are maintained at a height of about 2 meters in order to harvest conveniently. Arabica coffee varieties are being improved year after year, hoping to reach the level of high harvest, high disease resistance, early harvest, strong environmental adaptability, and, of course, the appropriate height of trees to make harvesting more efficient.