Product Overview
This splendid shrub is the tea of commerce, cultivated for centuries for its use as white, green or black tea. Tea plantations keep their plants pruned to about waist-high, in gardens it generally reaches 8-15'; however unpruned it can become a small tree. The young leaves of this handsome evergreen can be harvested regularly; keep in mind that taking the leaves means you miss out on the gorgeous, deliciously scented white flowers with brilliant yellow centers. It is best to plant more than one so you can have your tea and flowers too! The seeds are pressed for tea oil which is used for cooking and the stems can be used for Kukicha (twig tea). The perfect specimen or hedge plant for the edible landscape. S-PSh/M
