Camellia sinensis ‘Small Leaf’
Camellia sinensis 'Small Leaf' is grown in Japan and produces a mild flavoured tea.
This hardy tea plant (Camellia sinensis) is grown in Japan. ‘Small Leaf’ has leaves up to four inches long by 2.5 inches wide that are medium-green with irregular serrations. Flowers are white, single petaled with egg-yolk centres. Leaves produce a mild-flavoured tea. Harvest or ‘pluck’ tea leaves during the warmer months. Select only the top three newly flushing young leaves from the branch tips. Research which method to use to dry and cure your leaves as this will determine which type of tea you get. Tea camellias becomes multi-branched and can reach 6 feet or more tall and wide in 10 years with profuse shoots to harvest from. Or keep shrubs pruned to any size you like.
Common Name: Tea Plant
Family: Theaceae (The Tea family)
Zone Hardiness: 7-9
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun, Part Shade
Height: 4-6'
Width: 3-5'
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Bloom Time: Fall
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Evergreen
Type: Shrub
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits: Bees, Butterflies
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Cool, humid, tropical highlands and in evergreen broad-leaved forests at elevations of 100-2200 metres from southern and central China to northeastern India, southern Japan, southern Korea into southeast Asia.
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Geographical Origin: Asia - China and Japan, Southeast Asia
