Thea sinensis (or Chinese Tea)
This
plant remains shrub-like even without regular cutting and grows to a
maximum height of 3 to 4 meters. It is especially suitable for medium
climatic zones and even tolerates frost. The China-tea plant has been
cultivated for many thousand years which resulted in an art variety of
approximately 5,000, which are, however, not all cultivated in notable
amounts.
The first tea cultivation in India took place in the 19th century in the region Darjeeling with the Chinese camellia sinensis.
After the discovery of the Assam plant in the rainforest of the
Province Assam, people in India and Ceylon (Sri Lanka) started
interbreeding these two tea plants in oder to gain synergies by adding
the advanteages of each. Today, these hybrids are cultivated almost
everywhere. With respect to economic considerations, the proportion of
the Assam plant is kept as high as possible in these breds as it is
quickly growing.
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