Coffee Tree Overview ... Coffea charrieriana accounts for the only caffeine-free coffee production. The plant is an evergreen shrub or small tree, with glossy ...0Menu0ShopGardensandTicketsIdentifyPlantsPlantKnowledgeArticlesandNewsCoffeeTreeCoffeacharrierianaCoffeetreecharybyDXLINH(CCBY-SA3.0)FullSunModeratecareFrequentwateringTenderH1aRHShardiness15°CMinimumtemperatureExpectedsizeHeightSpread10mMax7m5mMin5mFloweringspringsummerautumnwinterThisplanthasastrongfragranceCoffeeTreeOverviewCoffeacharrierianaaccountsfortheonlycaffeine-freecoffeeproduction.Theplantisanevergreenshruborsmalltree,withglossyleaves,fragrantwhiteflowersandtwoseededfleshyfruit.Theseedsorbeansinsidethefruitofthisplantaredriedandroastedtoproducecoffeebeans.Thistreewasoneofthetop10newspeciediscoveriesof2008.RelatedplantsCoffeeCoffeaspp.GenusCoffeeCoffeaarabicaRobustaCoffeeCoffearobustaCommonproblemswithCoffeeTreeDiseaseslikeBacterialblightandBrowneyespotcanbetroublesome.HowtoharvestCoffeeTreeHarvestberrieswhennolongergreen,about7-8monthsafterblossom.HowtopropagateCoffeeTreeSeedSoakseedovernightandallowtogerminatebeforeplantingintoapot.CuttingsUsetipcuttingsafterberriesareharvested.Make15-20cmlongcuttingsandleavethetop2-4leaves.Dipinrootinghormonepowder.Placeinwell-draingsoilandkeepmoist.SpecialfeaturesofCoffeeTreeAttractsbirdsHedgeplantOtherusesofCoffeeTreeEdibleLeavescanbeusedastea,buttheberriesareusuallydried,roastedandgrindtomakecoffee.