There is nothing like the smell of flowering coffee fields. In Yunnan, this period coincides with the start of the raining season, normally in March or April, as the rain breaks the dormancy of the flower buds. Though, not all buds flower all at once. Some dormant or undeveloped buds might only flower at a later time. 90-95% of Coffea arabica is self-pollinating: flowers are pollinated by pollen of flowers from the same tree, after which the cherries immediately start to develop. Depending on the variety, cherries will turn from green to yellow or red when ripe. As a result of the staggered flowering, you can see trees with red and green cherries. The duration of the process from flowering to mature coffee cherries depends on a number of factors, including the coffee variety, climatic conditions and agricultural practices. For Coffee arabica it takes about 6-9 months, which means harvest is about to start here in Yunnan.
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