What range of climates can coffee trees be cultivated in?
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What range of climates can coffee trees be cultivated in?
You can check the answer of the people under the question at Quora “does coffee grow on trees“
Coffee grows well in tropical climates with nutrient rich volcanic soil. The best coffees are grown at an altitude of 1,000 feet plus.
Arabica coffee is grown in relatively cool climates in the region between the Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn. Arabica
coffee beans grows in narrower temperature range than robusta coffee and has two optimal growing climates:
1. The subtropical regions, at high altitudes of 16-24° with well-defined rainy and dry seasons at an altitude between 1800-3600 feet. There is one coffee growing season and one maturation season, usually in the coldest part of autumn. Mexico, Jamaica, the Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais regions in Brazil, and Zimbabwe are examples of areas with these climate conditions.
2. The equatorial regions at latitudes lower than 10° and altitudes of 3600-6300 feet with frequent rainfall. This climate results in almost continuous flowering and two coffee harvesting seasons. The period of highest rainfall determines the main harvesting period, while the period of least rainfall determines the second harvest season. Examples of countries that have this climate are Kenya, Colombia, and Ethiopia.
The optimum temperature is between 60-75ºF year round. Photosynthesis is s…