5 Tea Plant Shrub Seeds

Tea Plant Seed - Black & Green Camellia Sinensis Tree Shrub Flower Seeds Camellia Sinensis, commonly known as the Tea Plant, is the plant the drinking beverage tea is made from. Tea is made from the leaves of this shrub. Both black & green tea are made from this same plant – the difference is that black tea is fermented while green tea is not. Thought to be originally native to China, the Tea Plant is cultivated commercially around the world today in tropical & sub-tropical locations. Tea Plants are considered to be shrubs to small trees. They take to pruning well, & can be cut to desired shape & size. The plants are often trimmed to 6’ or less to make harvesting easier, but they can grow to be much taller. The evergreen leaves measure 2 – 6” long & are a bright shiny green. It is the younger light green leaves that are typically harvested for making drinking tea, & can be picked every week or two. This is wonderful, because you will always have a good fresh