Microregion guide

Thika

티카

A coffee-growing area in Kiambu with Eaagads, Oreti and Chania estates.

Place and growing environment

Oreti grows coffee at 1,585 metres on deep volcanic red soils.

Washed

Grown varieties

SL28 · SL34 · Ruiru 11

A drought-tolerant selection made by Kenya's Scott Laboratories in 1935.

Lineage: Selected from Tanganyika Drought Resistant, with Bourbon-related genetics.
Growing conditions: Suited to middle and high elevations; drought tolerant but susceptible to major diseases.
Traits: Long-lived trees can remain productive, with strong high-altitude cup potential.

Sources

Selected by Scott Laboratories from a tree at Kenya's Loresho Estate.

Lineage: Genetically associated with the Typica group.
Growing conditions: Adapted to high elevations with ample rainfall; susceptible to coffee berry disease.
Traits: Usually dark-bronze leaf tips, with high cup potential.

Sources

A compact, productive composite F1 variety developed in Kenya.

Lineage: Combines Catimor maternal lines with complex paternal crosses involving K7, SL28, N39 and Rume Sudan.
Growing conditions: High nutrient demand and early bearing.
Traits: Coffee berry disease resistance and rust tolerance are central breeding traits.

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