Name: Camellia sinensis/Green tea seeds 1kg
Brand: Shanghai Touchhealthy seeds shop
SKU: T149
Price: 40.00 USD
Availability: InStock

Description

Plump fresh green tea seeds keep stable germination vitality. Its scientific name is Camellia sinensis, the core raw material plant for making green tea, black tea, white tea and oolong tea, belonging to perennial evergreen shrubs native to China. It has glossy serrated dark green leaves, small fragrant white flowers blooming in autumn, and compact bushy crown with strong pruning tolerance. Fresh tender buds and young leaves can be picked and processed into drinking tea with rich nutrients.

This tea bush likes warm and humid climate, prefers scattered half-shade environment; seedlings are sensitive to intense direct sunlight, while adult plants need proper sunlight to accumulate tea polyphenols and improve tea quality. It has certain cold resistance, can withstand short-term low temperature of minus 6℃ to minus 8℃, long-term heavy frost will damage branches and young shoots. It has moderate drought resistance and good adaptability to barren mountain soil, dense fibrous root system effectively fixes loose hillside soil to reduce rainwater erosion and landslide risks. Tea seeds belong to recalcitrant seeds, dry storage will quickly lose activity, fresh seeds sown in the same year have the highest budding rate. It is widely used in large-scale tea garden economic forests, southern barren mountain ecological restoration forests, windbreak belts, courtyard evergreen ornamental shrubs and family potted tea picking plants. It grows best in deep, loose, humus-rich slightly acidic sandy loam soil. Low-lying waterlogged land and hardened alkaline heavy clay soil must be avoided to prevent root rot and slow growth. Daily maintenance is easy, only need seedling shading protection, timely drainage in rainy seasons and regular diluted nitrogen fertilizer topdressing in spring and summer, a multi-purpose shrub integrating tea production, ornamental viewing and ecological soil conservation.

Planting Instructions

Soil Preparation
Mix leaf humus soil, coarse river sand and decomposed organic fertilizer evenly to prepare loose breathable acidic planting substrate. Build raised seedbeds for sowing to speed up rainwater discharge and avoid long-term soil excessive humidity. Compact alkaline sticky clay soil will block root breathing and cannot be used for seedling cultivation.
Seed Pre-treatment
Green tea seeds have weak physiological dormancy, short-term low-temperature wet sand stratification is recommended to lift germination rate, long-term cold storage is not required. First remove the outer hard fruit shell completely, screen out shriveled, worm-eaten and floating empty seeds through water floating test. Disinfect healthy plump seeds with dilute disinfectant for 30 minutes, then soak in room temperature clean water for 2 to 3 days, change water every 12 hours until seeds fully absorb water and expand slightly. For better effect, mix soaked seeds with wet river sand and store under 2–5℃ environment for 30–60 days cold stratification. Sow immediately after treatment; autumn sowing can also rely on natural winter low temperature to complete dormancy breaking.
Sowing Method
Adopt drill sowing on seedbeds, bury seeds 1–2cm deep in moist substrate, cover thin fine soil on the surface and gently compact top layer, water thoroughly once after sowing. Seedling stage must set up sunshade net for 60%-70% shading to block strong midday sunlight and prevent tender leaves from sun scorch. When seedlings grow multiple pairs of true tea leaves, transplant them into nutrient bags for container seedling raising, greatly improving the survival rate of later tea garden fixed planting. Spring with stable temperature rise is the optimal sowing season.
Germination Condition
Keep substrate slightly moist without standing water, optimal germination temperature ranges from 20℃ to 30℃. Concentrated seedling emergence will be finished within 30–90 days after sowing. Cover breathable plastic film before germination for heat and moisture retention, open the film regularly for ventilation to avoid high-humidity seedling damping-off and mildew disease.
Daily Maintenance
Watering frequency: Seedling stage keep soil evenly damp, water once every 2–4 days in hot dry summer, once a week in mild spring and autumn. Adult tea bushes water once every 5–7 days under continuous drought; stop watering on rainy days and drain all accumulated ponding completely.
Drought tolerance: Medium drought resistance. After root system fully developed in the second year, it can withstand short seasonal dry periods, only need supplementary irrigation under extreme prolonged high temperature.
Pest & Disease Prevention
Common diseases: Root rot caused by long-term waterlogging, leaf brown spot and blight in rainy humid seasons. Common pests: tea aphids, leaf-eating caterpillars, tea geometrid damaging new shoots.
Control methods: Strictly control watering volume to guarantee soil permeability; prune overly dense inner branches to enhance air circulation inside the crown; remove diseased leaves and weak seedlings timely and spray low-toxicity fungicide for fungal diseases; use conventional safe pesticides to eliminate sucking and chewing pests.
Other routine management: Partial scattered light is the best growing condition for young seedlings; proper sunlight for mature plants boosts tea leaf quality. Trim overgrown branches annually to keep the bush low and tidy for convenient tea picking. Apply diluted high-nitrogen compound fertilizer twice in early spring and late summer every year to promote tender bud sprouting and leaf flourishing.

Specification

Plant Name: Green Tea Plant / Tea Bush
Botanical Name: Camellia sinensis
Plant Type: Warm-loving subtropical evergreen economic tea shrub
Mature Height: 1–3 Meters (pruned to 0.6–1.2m for tea picking)
Harvest Period: Edible tea buds can be picked from the 3rd year after planting
Germination Temperature: 20–30℃
Growing Temperature: -8℃ ~ 40℃, vulnerable to continuous heavy frost
Light Requirement: Partial Shade for seedlings / Partial Sun for mature plants
Soil: Deep loose well-drained slightly acidic loam, prohibit long-term waterlogging
Planting Difficulty: Moderate
Core Features: Edible fresh tea leaves for homemade green tea, fragrant white autumn flowers, strong slope anti-erosion capacity, ideal for tea garden economic forest, courtyard greening and mountain ecological restoration projects

FAQ

Q1: Can green tea plants survive outdoor winter in northern China?

A1: It can only resist short-term slight frost. Long-term freezing weather will lead to branch dieback or whole plant death. It is suitable for open-field planting in southern tea-producing areas such as Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Yunnan, Sichuan; northern regions can only be potted and moved indoors for winter protection.

Q2: Do green tea seeds need long-term cold moist sand stratification?

A2: Short-term 30–60 days low-temperature sand treatment is optional to improve germination rate, not mandatory. The key points are removing fruit shell, water soaking and timely sowing of fresh seeds.

Q3: What are the two most critical planting taboos?

A3: Long-term soil water accumulation causes irreversible root rot death; seedling stage strong direct sunlight leads to leaf burn and stunted growth.

Q4: What are the main application values of mature tea bushes?

A4: Tender buds processed into green tea and other drinking teas, white fragrant flowers for ornamental viewing, dense root system for hillside soil fixation and water conservation, compact bush shape for garden trimmed green belts.

Q5: Is it suitable for novice growers?

A5: Suitable for patient beginners in suitable climate zones. Core operation points: fresh seed timely sowing, acidic well-drained loose soil and seedling stage shading management.

Camellia sinensis/Green tea seeds 1kg

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