Yunnan Arabica Coffee Introduction Boutique Coffee

main producing areas

Arabica coffee is suitable for growing in the mountains of 800~1800 meters above sea level. If the altitude is too high, it tastes sour, and if it is too low, it tastes bitter. Arabica coffee is mostly planted in dry and hot valleys at an altitude of about 1100 meters, so the acidity is moderate, the aroma is rich and mellow. Many areas of Yunnan Province have unique environments suitable for the growth of Arabica coffee, and the Arabica coffee produced is of excellent quality.

Planting areas are mainly distributed in Lincang, Baoshan, Simao, Xishuangbanna, Dehong and other prefectures.

Baoshan Lujiangba average temperature of 21.5℃, up to 40.4℃, basically frost-free throughout the year, is recognized as the best coffee producing area. The Arabica coffee cultivated here is famous for its strong but not bitter, fragrant but not strong, well-proportioned grain facets, mellow fragrance and fruity flavor.

After inspecting Yunnan coffee planting and primary processing bases, experts from the International Coffee Organization evaluated Yunnan coffee as Colombia wet-processed Arabica coffee, which is the highest quality coffee in the world.

Variety Editor

Typica and Bourbon, two classic coffee varieties, are the main coffee cultivars in Yunnan Province. In 1991, Katimo Catimor series varieties (stronger virus resistance and higher yield) were introduced from Kenya. It is a variant of the Arabian species (also known as the small species). Because of the similarity of morphology and habits of these two varieties, they are often mixed and cultivated.

Tibica coffee is native to Ethiopia and southeastern Sudan and is the most widely cultivated coffee variety in the Western Hemisphere. The plants are more robust, but less tolerant to light, and yield more in Hawaii. The top leaf of Tibika is red copper color, which is called red top coffee.

Popan coffee is the second most common variety of Arabica coffee after tipica. The main branch and trunk initially grow upward at 45 degrees, drooping with fruit load, the branch nodes are dense, the results are more, and the yield is higher. But the berries are smaller and ripen slower. Bobang bud tender leaves are green, called green top coffee;

Catimor is an improved variety of the Tibica species, with 25% of the Robusta gene.

Growing period editor

Coffea arabica 3~4 years old fruiting trees.

Coffee is a short-day plant. Coffee has the characteristics of multiple flowering and concentrated flowering. Coffea arabica flowers from February to July and blooms from March to May in Yunnan. The flowering of coffee is greatly affected by climate, especially rainfall and temperature. Coffee flower life is short, only 2 - 3 days. Arabica coffee generally opens at 3 to 5 in the morning and blooms at 5 to 7.

Coffee fruits take longer to develop. Coffee arabica ripens in 8~10 months, usually in October ~ December of the year. Rainfall has a great influence on fruit development, and climate conditions directly affect fruit development.

Coffee berry

Coffee berry

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