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Originally Posted by Dean W.
Interesting to know, Richard. So the coffee plantations are all started from cuttings, huh? That's alot of cuttings. How fast does coffee grow?
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Tissue culture is common now, too. In the tropics the plants grow very quickly. In temperate parts some varieties are grown with out shade, otherwise species of
Inga and
Erythrina trees are used to provide inexpensive shade. Enterprising growers also grow orchids and other epiphytes in the tree branches.
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Originally Posted by Dean W.
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All plant material coming into the U.S. is regulated by federal law, and many states have additional requirements. The postal inspectors can't catch it all, but anything they do discover will at best end up in quarantine for two years.