Coffee & Tea Trees

Coffea arabica. Perennial. Open Pollinated. Coffee Beans. The tree produces beans that are roasted and ground into America’s favorite beverage - coffee. The beans we roast and brew are actually the seeds inside coffee cherries (berries). You need to peel the hulls off the seeds before planting them so they can germinate. The tree has shiny foliage and fragrant white flowers. It is considered to produce better coffee than the other major commercially grown coffee species. Arabica contains less caffeine than any other commercially cultivated coffee species. Also excellent for school projects. Try growing your own coffee beans. Excellent choice for home gardens, open field production, and commercial production.

Camellia sinensis. Perennial. Open Pollinated. This small tree produces excellent yields of green tea leaves. Tea is the world's most consumed drink. Young leaves are processed to make tea and green tea beverages. It is used for medicinal use too. Tea stimulates the central nervous system, is diuretic and astringent, relaxes smooth muscles, and increases coronary flow. It has significant anticancer and antioxidant effects and even has been shown to prevent tooth decay on account of its high fluoride content. Can be grown indoors in containers. A variety from India.