Ripe Kona Coffee Cherries
by Susan Rissi Tregoning
Title
Ripe Kona Coffee Cherries
Artist
Susan Rissi Tregoning
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A macro image of ripe red Kona Coffee Cherries and one green one still on the vine.
Kona Coffee Cherries are grown only on the mountain slopes in the Kona District of the Big Island of Hawaii. This area of Hawaii is essentially the perfect environment for coffee beans. The combination of climate and volcano has formed a superior nutrient-rich soil. The morning sun is plentiful, while the trade winds keep it from getting too hot. In the afternoon, clouds move in, bringing rain. The rain slows the growth process ensuring the cherries ripen on the vine the correct length of time. The rain also gives the trees the water they need while the porous volcanic rock and angle of the Kona slopes drain all the excess water away, keeping the ground from becoming overly wet.
Every cherry is handpicked to ensure ripeness. The seed or bean is then removed from the fruit and graded by type and quality. Type I beans consist of two beans per cherry, flat on one side, oval on the other. Type II beans are one round bean per cherry, otherwise known as peaberry. There are many grades within each type.
The beans then have to be dried and roasted to become one of the most expensive and desirable coffees in the world.
Special Features:
ABC Group - F is for Fruit 7.24.2020
Copyright 2017 Susan Rissi Tregoning
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October 15th, 2017
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