Commercial tea farms keep their plants short – two or three feet – and harvest new growth every few weeks. In an ornamental landscape, c. Sinensis can grow to 10-feet tall.

The typical backyard food grower is familiar with planting greens, tomatoes, peppers, squash, herbs, berries and other staples, plus perhaps a few exotic crops that are difficult to find at the grocer ...

All types of true tea — green, black, white and oolong — come from one evergreen perennial plant family, Camellia sinensis. Hardy from zone 7 to 9, due to our short growing season one needs a ...