Trio of Tea Bushes and Tray Gift Set
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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.
Tea Bush Gift Set
Here’s a special offer for any keen tea lover – a fresh tea gift and the opportunity to grow your own tea at home. All 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 as we use to grow our own tea on the estate in Cornwall.
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The baby tea bushes are 1-2 years old and are happiest spending their early years on a windowsill in the warm sunshine. Plenty of water and some ericaceous compost will see the bushes through the tricky first few years to maturity. This fresh tea gift comes complete with three hessian-wrapped tea bushes in our grey wooden condiment box.
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.
Next working day delivery and UK shipping only. Despatched between Mondays and Thursdays only.
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
