A cross between the Mundo Novo and the Caturra. It is a short tree, but taller than the Caturra. Branches form a 45 degree angle with the trunk. New leaves are light green. Round leaves with great shine.
Handles wind very well.
The tree always grows against gravity in a perpendicular with the ground. Flowering several times throughout the year - often following the first rain following the driest part of the winter. Shade - Coffee grows well under shade but it is morphologically and physiologically suited to being grown in full sunlight, and is not by nature a shade loving tree. Coffee picked is paid per almud. Almud is a 28 lb. measure for coffee cherries.