Camellia Sinensis Tea 1

Tea Plant is a woody herb that is typically grown for its edible qualities. The glossy pointy dark green leaves which emerge light green in spring are usually harvested from mid spring to early fall. The leaves have a pleasant taste and a distinctive fragrance.

The leaves are most often used in the following ways:

• Tea

A slow growing evergreen shrub or small tree, that is primarily grown to produce tea, but is also adorned with lovely, fragrant white flowers in fall, over green, glossy leaves; great for shady landscapes; provide rich, acidic, moist, well-drained soil.