Description
Camellia sinensis ‘Taiwan’ comes from seeds collected near Chia Tsao, a village in the mountains of Taiwan. The leaves are small and narrow and plants have good hardiness at least to -16 degrees Celsius. 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.