Re: Re: Camellias and tea

Any idea how big that tea farm is, Andrea?

On Apr 6, 2008, at 7:10 PM, Andrea Hodges wrote:
That would be correct. Charleston, SC. And who knew? The tea thrown overboard at the Boston Tea Party was made from C. sinensis. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cathy Carpenter" <cathy.c@insightbb.com> 
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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
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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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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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