Umi Tea Sets Blog – tagged "Tea Tree"

by Tea Sets UmiJul 31, 2021

The Mother of All Teas The Fengqing Xiangzhuqing Ancient Tea Tree

Article/Photos: Jiang Wen Zhang If one who researches tea does not understand Puerh, then his research is incomplete. If a Puerh lover has never sipped Yunnan Lincang Fengqing Xiangzhuqing Ancient tea, then their understanding and experience of Puerh is incomplete. Yunnan's Puerh tea enjoys a high prestige in the tea world, and the 5200 year old "Mother of all Tea Trees" further allows us to sense the mystery and holiness of Puerh. Some fifty odd kilometres to the East of Lincang's Fengqing county town, ancient wild tea trees grow abundantly around the splendid mountain village of Xiao wan in Western...

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by UmiTea SetsJul 31, 2021

The Living Environment of Tea

Avery long time ago, there was an old lady living in the village of Longjing. There were 18 wild tea trees growing beside her house. Travellers often stopped by at her place for a short rest before they would continue their journeys. So the old lady put out a table...

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by UmiTea SetsJul 31, 2021

Varieties of Tea Trees and Types of Tea

Of all the crops of which humans have taken full advantage, tea is a unique one. It is not like vegetables and fruits that we eat directly, or like wheat and grapes that are fermented to produce alcoholic beverages, or like grasses and mulberry that are fed to other animals...

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by UmiTea SetsJul 31, 2021

The Fine Plant of South China: The Rudiments of Tea

Origin At the beginning of The Classic of Tea, Master Lu Yu wrote: 'Tea, the fine plant growing in the south.' He explained that tea is a Chinese plant species, and that tea plants are native to south China. According to modem biological classification, tea plants are classified as follows:...

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by UmiTea SetsJul 30, 2021

Chinese Tea Gardens and Plants

Spread over 3,781,000 acres (1,530,000 ha), the tea gardens of China are organized in many different ways. Tea trees are arranged in rows about 3 feet (1 m) wide and are usually on a mountainside, according to the relief of the terrain. On the steepest slopes, small stone retaining walls...

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by UmiTea SetsJul 30, 2021

Indian Tea Gardens and Plants

The first governor of Darjeeling, Dr Campbell, was the first to experiment with tea planting in the region, in 1835. Campbell planted his own garden with some seeds and cuttings (Camellia sinensis van sinensis) that had come mostly from China. These samples were distributed by the governor general, who was...

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by UmiTea SetsJul 30, 2021

Taiwanese Tea Cultivars

Although the first cultivars to be grown on the island of Taiwan were of Chinese origin, over the years the Taiwanese have developed their own cultivars. Some, like the Si Ji Chun variety, are the result of natural hybridization, while others, such as the Jin Shuan cultivar, were developed by...

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by UmiTea SetsJul 30, 2021

Taiwanese Tea Gardens and Plants

By devoting themselves almost entirely to the production of wulong teas, Taiwanese growers have managed to develop a tea culture that is specific to their taste and their terroir. In new plantations, tea trees are spaced about 12 to 20 inches (30 to 50 cm) apart and rows are about...

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by UmiTea SetsJul 29, 2021

Japanese Tea Gardens and Plants

Japanese Gardens and Plants The Japanese use a unique method of tea cultivation, which is demonstrated by the beauty of Japanese tea gardens. The tea trees are planted side by side and pruned to form cylindrical hedges of varying heights and with a slightly rounded surface. In order to achieve...

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by UmiTea SetsJul 29, 2021

Tea Tree

The tea tree is a perennial evergreen woody plant that originates in the provinces of China along the Yangtze River. It has been introduced to other countries such as Japan, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Russia. The tea trees like warm, humid and shady environment. It thrives in the regions with...

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by UmiTea SetsJul 29, 2021

Comparing High Mountain Large Tree Teaand Plantation Bush Tea

Tea trees grow over long periods of time in certain special natural environments. Ecological factors influence and constrain the course of a tea tree's life and, thus, give rise to the optimum growing conditions of tea, including: sunlight, temperature, humidity, climate, soil, and vegetation cover. The growth and development of...

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by UmiTea SetsJul 28, 2021

How the Tea Grows

In the past, tea plants were normally grown from seed, but todays new stock is being produced more and more by vegetative propagation (from cuttings and from layered transplanted rooted branches) and from clonal leaf cuttings. By cloning the plants that produce well and withstand drought, pests, and diseases, producers...

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The Mother of All Teas The Fengqing Xiangzhuqing Ancient Tea Tree

The Living Environment of Tea

Varieties of Tea Trees and Types of Tea

The Fine Plant of South China: The Rudiments of Tea

Chinese Tea Gardens and Plants

Indian Tea Gardens and Plants

Taiwanese Tea Cultivars

Taiwanese Tea Gardens and Plants

Japanese Tea Gardens and Plants

Tea Tree

Comparing High Mountain Large Tree Teaand Plantation Bush Tea

How the Tea Grows