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A Different Kind of Tea Garden
When most people hear the phrase tea garden, they picture rolling hills covered in carefully cultivated rows of Camellia sinensis, the tea plant responsible for the world’s white, green, oolong, black, and pu-erh teas. Images of famous tea-growing regions in Japan, China, India, and Sri Lanka often come to mind—beautiful landscapes where tea cultivation has… Continue reading
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Is It a Tea Garden, Plantation, or Estate?
A quick look around the internet shows that when it comes to describing land where tea is grown, there is no clear consensus. You’ll come across terms like tea gardens, tea plantations, tea estates, tea plots, and more. But is one of these terms more accurate than the others? Official Definitions A good place to… Continue reading
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Major Assam Tea Estates
When Robert Bruce first introduced tea plants smuggled out of China into India, he discovered that the local people of Assam were already enjoying tea made from a native variety: Camellia sinensis assamica. He began cultivating this plant, and within a few years, Assam tea was being exported to London. Today, the region produces over… Continue reading
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Herbal Tea Books
Let’s begin with a brief discussion about terminology and more specifically with some thoughts on the term herbal tea. To be perfectly correct, the word tea should only be used to refer to products derived from the plant known as Camellia sinensis. Herbal beverages are more properly referred to as “infusions” or “tisanes,” a term… Continue reading
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