Coffee & Green Tea Bundle
Limited Edition Bundle Includes 2 Plants:
Each plant is pre-potted in a biodegradable planter with our natural organic soil blend and sustainably shipped in plastic-free compostable packaging.
Available for a limited time only! Remember, our plants change seasonally, so don't miss your chance to grow these rare plants while you can!
Plant Type:
Tropical/Subtropical Evergreen Fruit Tree/Shrub
Harvest Season:
Winter, Spring, Summer
Coffea arabica: 9 months from flower to ripe cherry
Coffea liberica: 12-14 months from flower to ripe cherry
It takes nearly a year for a cherry to mature after first flowering, and about 5 years of growth to reach full fruit production. While coffee plants can live up to 100 years, they are generally the most productive between the ages of 7 and 20. Proper care can maintain and even increase their output over the years, depending on the variety. The average coffee tree produces 10 pounds of coffee cherry per year, or 2 pounds of green beans. (National Coffee Association)
Mature Size:
Coffea arabica: Up to 6-15 ft. Can take excessive pruning in the summer. Prized Bonsai specimen.
Coffea liberica: Up to 65 ft! Foliage and cherries are much larger!
Soil & Moisture:
Rich well-draining moist soil with high humidity. When growing coffee plants, the soil needs to stay moist, but not soaking wet. Also, make sure that both the soil and the pot your coffee plant is growing in has good drainage. The humidity around the plant will need to stay high as well. Setting your coffee plant on a water-filled pebble tray will help with humidity. Needs less water in the winter than in the summer.
Light Requirements:
Full Sun, Part Shade, Shade
Self-Fertile:
Coffea arabica: YES
Coffea liberica: NO, requires pollination
Growth Rate:
Coffea arabica: Medium, Slow
Coffea liberica: Fast
Zone Hardiness:
Outdoors 9-11 with frost protection; Patio/Greenhouse 4+
Propagation:
Our Coffee is grown from seed and capable of producing fruit within 2-3 years.
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Sow Exotic offers two varieties of coffee plants; Coffee arabica and Coffea liberica
Plant Type
Evergreen Shrub, Small Tree
Harvest Season
Leaves: Year-round
Flowers: Spring
Mature Size
Up to 15 ft.tall and wide
Green tea plants are is typically (and easily!) pruned and maintained at smaller sizes (4-5 ft.) for ease of harvesting.
Soil & Moisture
Moist, rich, well-draining soil.
Light Requirements
Full Sun, Part Shade
Grown in shadier areas in warmer climates.
Self-Fertile
Yes
Growth Rate
Medium
Zone Hardiness
Outdoors 7-11; Patio/Greenhouse 4+
Small Pot Size: Grown from seed. Ready for bountiful harvests within 1 year.
Medium Pot Size: Grown from seed. Ready for bountiful harvests within 6 months - 1 year.
Large Pot Size: Ready to harvest now, bountiful harvests within 6 mons - 1 year.
