Variety
Arusha
A tall Typica-type variety from Mount Meru in Tanzania, also planted in Papua New Guinea.
- Species
- Coffea arabica
- Lineage
- Typica or French Mission type, Mount Meru, Tanzania
- Stature
- Tall
- Yield
- Low
- Best altitude
- 1,300–1,800 m
- Leaf rust
- Susceptible
- Quality
- Very good
Where it grows
- Mount Meru, Tanzania (where it began)
- Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea
About
Arusha takes its name from the town at the foot of Mount Meru. It is a traditional tall variety with a delicate cup, grown in northern Tanzania and, from imported seed, in the highlands of Papua New Guinea.