Variety
Villa Sarchi
Also called Villa Sarchí
A dwarf Bourbon mutation from Costa Rica's West Valley, and a parent of many rust-resistant hybrids.
- Species
- Coffea arabica
- Lineage
- Natural mutation of Bourbon found in Sarchí, Costa Rica
- Stature
- Dwarf
- Yield
- Medium
- Best altitude
- Above 1,200 m
- Leaf rust
- Susceptible
- Quality
- Very good
Where it grows
- West Valley, Costa Rica (where it began)
About
Villa Sarchi was found on farms around the town of Sarchí in Alajuela and selected over decades. Like Caturra and Pacas, it is a single-gene dwarf form of Bourbon.
Crossed with the Timor Hybrid it founded the Sarchimor family, which includes Marsellesa, Obatã and Parainema.