Description
Camellia sinensis ‘Darjeeling Tea TS379’ has small leaves on slow-growing plants. It is from the Darjeeling area of northeastern India in West Bengal and is from var. sinensis. Useful for those who want to grow a tea plant more for ornamental purposes who don’t need vigorous growth for large leaf harvests. Not as hardy as other cultivars. Best grown in a container and protected in winter. 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.
