Re: Re: Camellias and tea

I understand that the only tea grown commercially in the US is in a  
southern atlantic state - south carolina???

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Apr 5, 2008, at 10:00 PM, Andrea Hodges wrote:

> Yes-tea comes from Camellia sinensis. They originate from China and  
> the first tea was made in the 6th century bc. I know this because  
> I'm writing my last paper on propagating camellia japonica and  
> sasanqua. Been researching their history.
>
> Jim-they grow quite well in the Pacific northwest as far as I can  
> tell. I'm amassing quite a collection of japonica and sasanqua as  
> they are two of my most favorite plants in the world. There's a tea  
> farm right outside of Charleston that I'd like to visit someday-just  
> haven't gotten around to it yet. I'm almost done with my paper if  
> anyone wants to read it when it's done. There many great books out  
> there on all species of Camellia for those who want their own tea.
> A
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "james singer" <islandjim1@verizon.net 
> >
> To: "Garden Chat" <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 5:49 PM
> Subject: [CHAT] Summertime...
>
>
>> and the livin' is easy. Maybe. But whatever. It seems to have  
>> suddenly arrived, easy or not. It's been in the low 80s for a week  
>> or so and the forecast is for it to remain so for the foreseeable  
>> future. Lots of stuff is blooming, but there always is here-- 
>> orchids, begonias, petrea, jatropha, on and on.
>>
>> I just saw an interview with the guy that established the Honest T  
>> company. It raised a question for me--since tea is the dried leaf  
>> of a camellia species, I wonder if I'll be able to grow one in  
>> Oregon. I tried here a couple of times and couldn't, too warm.  
>> Might be fun to really do it.
>>
>>
>> Island Jim
>> Southwest Florida
>> 27.1 N, 82.4 W
>> Hardiness Zone 10
>> Heat Zone 10
>> Sunset Zone 25
>> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
>> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
>>
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