Tea Bush and 25 Tea Bag Box
Tea Bush and 25 Tea Bag Box

Tea Bush and 25 Tea Bag Box

£25.00
£25.00
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Important Note

Hessian for illustration purposes only. All tea plants are shipped in a special recycled plastic clam case for maximum protection, within a cardboard box.

Grow your own tea at the same time as you drink it! This product include x1 Tregothnan Tea Bush and x1 Classic Tea Bag 25 Sachets

Free delivery is not available with tea bushes. Next working day delivery. UK shipping only.

How to pick tea?

The tea-producing bush has dark green, thick leaves and produces delicate white blossoms. The finest tea is made from the top two leaves and bud of each of the plant’s shoots. Using other plucked leaves from the sprig will produce a stronger tasting brew.

The camellia sinensis bush

Camellias have been growing here at Tregothnan for almost 200 years. In fact, Tregothnan pioneered Camellia into Great Britain by growing the first ornamental Camellia. Camellia has thrived to such an extraordinary extent that the original introductions are now growing into their third century and still look youthful!

As a result of our expertise in Camelias, it became a natural progression to start growing the first English black tea by planting the first Camelia Sinensis bush in 1999.

Why are our tea bushes from cuttings and not seedlings?

Tea cuttings are taken from specially selected plants that give the best flavour and the resulting plants are identical to the selected parents, also known as vegetative propagation. Seedlings give variable results and are not favoured by the leading tea gardens of the world.  However, if you wish to grow tea in cold or challenging conditions then seedlings can give a serviceable tea bush. The flavours of seedling tea are variable and will lack the consistency of tea from cuttings but can prove hardier. The inimitable conditions at Tregothnan include centuries of Camellia expertise and selections for taste, hardiness and good Camellia breeding as well as the soil and microclimate. We will select the form of tea bush that we believe has the best chance of thriving in your location.

Tea Bush Care Notes

Click to download Tea Bush Care Notes here.

What is tea made of?

Tea is made from the dried, processed leaves and buds of the Camellia sinensis bush and Tregothnan is pleased to offer you the opportunity to buy the same plants we bred to grow our tea in Cornwall.

The tea-producing bush has dark green, thick leaves and produces delicate white blossoms.

Picking the finest tea

The finest tea is made from the top two leaves and bud of each of the plant’s shoots. Using other plucked leaves from the sprig will produce a stronger tasting brew.

Unlike tea bushes supplied as seedlings, this plant has been nurtured from a cutting and will happily grow in the correct conditions. ’.

For more information about our tea bushes and the history of tea

Your plant should reward you with years of pleasure, but Tregothnan cannot accept responsibility for the plants once they enter your care. We look forward to assisting you with any future requirements.

About us

Rare plants have been nurtured by the same family at Tregothnan since 1334. The first tea was grown in the UK in 1999 to put the ‘English into English Tea’ and the most British tea in history was first sold in 2005.

Now, over 26 miles of tea bushes thrive in the unique microclimate, seven miles inland and with a deep-sea creek bringing regular fog. Manuka bushes have also thrived here since the 1880’s, the first grown outside of New Zealand and producing the most delicious honey.