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Camellia sinensis
Grow your own tea with the real tea tree, a small evergreen tree of the Camellia family (its real name: Camellia sinensis) with an abundant flowering of small white flowers with a yellow heart. -12 to -15°C. Available in 2-, 3- and 5-litre pots.
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Synonyms, common name of Camellia sinensis, tea tree
Tea tree, Chinese Camellia
Origin of Camellia sinensis, tea tree
Southeast Asia, especially the province of Yunnan, China
Hardiness of Camellia sinensis, tea tree
-12 to -15°C
Description of Camellia sinensis, tea tree
This evergreen tree can reach up to 6 to 8 meters in height. It is often cut into bushes to facilitate the picking of young leaves. Small creamy white fragrant flowers in autumn.
How to grow Camellia sinensis, tea tree
The tea plant loves moisture, and will enjoy the shade or the sun, in a drained soil, with regular water supplies.
Story time
The buds and the two or three youngest shoots are harvested weekly to produce the tea.
Technical sheet
Data sheet
- Leaves:
- evergreen
- Flowers:
- yes
- Edible:
- yes
- Fragrant:
- yes
- Cold-hardiness (take the lowest T° indicated)
- - 5°C (23°F)
-10°C (14°F)
-15°C (5°F) - Exposure:
- full shade
full sun
partial shade
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