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Coffee buds grow during the dry season. After the first summer
rains, and every time it rains therafter, the tree blooms with
jasmine-scented white flowers. At any given time, a tree can
hold flowers, unripe, ripe and over-ripe cherries. |
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From the centre of the pollinated flower grow 15 mm long, ripe,
red cherries. The cherries are harvested by hand-picking or
are shaken from the tree then sorted prior to processing. A
healthy tree can produce up to six kilograms of cherries annually.
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