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SL34

Variety of Arabica coffee · Coffea arabica
Kenyan sister to SL28 – slightly fuller, tolerating wetter and higher sites.
Edible value5Medicinal value5Other uses5
🇰🇪 Kenya 1935

Taste & characteristics

Taste

tartjuicysweetaromatic

Profile

Parentage
Selektion aus französischer Mission (Bourbon-artig)
Breeder
Scott Agricultural Laboratories
Pollination
self-fertile

Description

Fruit

Red cherries; high cup quality, often a touch less acidic but fuller-bodied than SL28.

Growth

Tall bush, coping with higher rainfall and elevation than SL28.

Yield

Medium yield. Less drought-tolerant than SL28 but suited to wet highlands.

Notes

Also rust- and CBD-susceptible. Frequently planted alongside SL28.

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