Gardening Questions: coffee tree?!

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youngman Beverly Hills, CA November 9, 2008 11:00 PM	[HYPERLINK@gurneys.com] "In 3-4 years your plant will bear fruit which will ripen to red in the fall, with a sweet pulp surrounding each bean. Simply harvest the desired amount of beans, roast in an oven or roaster and cool completely." is that true? -can you actually grow coffee beans from them? i bought a 99 cents coffee trees in a tiny pot, will they produce beans if i move them to a big pot in the future? they are supposed to be inhouse plants. how do i take care of them?
ecrane3 Dublin, CA (Zone 9a) November 9, 2008 11:13 PM	Here's the Plant Files entry, should be some info in there to help you take care of it. [HYPERLINK@davesgarden.com] In theory it could produce coffee beans, but I had one for several years and it never bloomed at all, so I'm not sure if it needs to be in a particular climate to be happy and bloom or if my plant just needed more time (it looked perfectly healthy otherwise). I'm also not sure what's required for pollination--if it does flower it may need to be outdoors so the bees can find it if you want to get beans from it.
plantfreak78 Rolesville, NC (Zone 7b) November 10, 2008 1:17 PM	There was a 6' tall coffee tree in a pot at a Starbucks I used to frequent. As far as I know it was near a sunny winow but never placed outside and I saw it bear fruit many times over the years. One of the baristas had brought it in because it wouldn't fit in her house anymore but then she quit and abandoned it. No one there knew how to care for it so they just fed it coffee grounds and watered it when they thought it needed it. I figure if they can do it, anyone can do it!
gardenboi Dover, DE November 10, 2008 11:54 PM	I have a couple of coffee trees myself, and to answer your question yes they will produce beans. Don't expect a wopping amount of coffee from each one though. on average you will get around a pound sometimes with good production maybe 2 pounds of beans from them. just roast in oven and cool and grind. also potting them with a mixture of 2/3 soil and 1/3 compost. the compost will make the tree thrive and helps with nutrients for production. if you keep it inside and don't put it outside in spring then when it flowers you will need to either use Qtip or pluck a flower and pollinate the flowers by hand. outside the insects will do the job for you. however to ensure good pollination i still pluck a couple of flowers to pollinate the others. most are self pollinating so a second tree is not always necessary. only know that because started with one tree only and was able to get beans.

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