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#*The liberica's fruit matures a little longer than the robusta or arabica. While the arabica or robusta matures within 9 months, the liberica can take up to one year.
#*The liberica's fruit matures a little longer than the robusta or arabica. While the arabica or robusta matures within 9 months, the liberica can take up to one year.
#*The tree can grow up to over 40 feet tall.  
#*The tree can grow up to over 40 feet tall.  
#*As far as taste and caffein content, it is between the arabica and the robusta, making it an excellent choice of coffee aficionados. Many coffee vendors in the Philippines brand this coffee beans as Barako coffee.
#*Liberica has the lowest caffein content of the three varieties. As far as taste is concerned, it is between the arabica and the robusta, making it an excellent choice of coffee aficionados. Many coffee vendors in the Philippines brand this coffee beans as Barako coffee.


Sustainable coffee planting: As nature provided the short coffee trees (popularly the robusta and arabica) are shade loving trees. They produce more and do not require lots of pesticides when they are protected from the sun and wind. Here comes the big brother Liberica which is hardy and can grow very tall. It can grow in the lowlands or in the uplands. In the lowlands the robusta can grow below it and in the uplands the arabica can grow under its canopy.  
Sustainable coffee planting: As nature provided the short coffee trees (popularly the robusta and arabica) are shade loving trees. They produce more and do not require lots of pesticides when they are protected from the sun and wind. Here comes the big brother Liberica which is hardy and can grow very tall. It can grow in the lowlands or in the uplands. In the lowlands the robusta can grow below it and in the uplands the arabica can grow under its canopy.  

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