Flowers on the Tea Plant in Japan, October 1992
by kennedyh Aug 16, 2003 3:53 PM
Tea Plantation in Japan, October 1992. The regular shape of the bushes results from the machine harvesting of the tea leaf tips.
by kennedyh Aug 16, 2003 3:53 PM
Tea Plantation near Nuwara Eliya in Sri Lanka, July 1964. The tea is being harvested by hand, picking just the growing tip with two new leaves.
by kennedyh Aug 16, 2003 11:04 PM
A single plant cultivated in the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden. Early spring.
by Monocromatico Oct 21, 2003 8:50 AM
An immature fruit. Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden, eary spring.
by Monocromatico Oct 21, 2003 8:50 AM
Close up of a flower. Very fragrant. Rio de Janeiro, late autumn.
by Monocromatico Jun 19, 2004 9:05 AM
A bee doing its job on pollinating the flower. Rio de Janeiro, late autumn.
by Monocromatico Jun 19, 2004 9:05 AM
Tea Plantation Kerala India March 1997. The tea is harvested completely by hand
by okus Jan 1, 2005 11:47 AM
One year old plant
by tyler70006 May 12, 2006 9:55 PM
VanDusen Botanical Gardens - Vancouver, B.C. Canada
by growin Sep 13, 2006 11:14 PM
VanDusen Botanical Gardens - Vancouver, B.C. Canada
by growin Sep 13, 2006 11:14 PM
Ripe Camellia sinensis seeds. The shape is spherical, flatened on one side. Woody and smooth, except on the flatened side. 3 views: flat side up, smooth side up, and lateral.
by goofybulb Apr 5, 2009 2:24 AM
Camellia sinensis seeds after soaking for 1-2 weeks. The woody shell started splitting on the rough/flattened side of the seeds.
by goofybulb Apr 5, 2009 2:24 AM
Camellia sinensis, one year old plant.
by mtilton Jun 13, 2009 5:23 AM
I have 10 of these used as hedge in zone 8, Hartsville, SC. Want to try making tea.
by Blucile Oct 15, 2009 11:39 PM
Camellia sinensis - Small plant at Hortus Botanicus in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The leaf that the butterfly is sitting on is part of a nearby plant, not C. sinensis.
by thetripscaptain Mar 20, 2011 12:26 PM
Plants being cultivated for Tea in Volcano, Hawai'i.
by Metrosideros Apr 19, 2013 2:03 AM
Plants being cultivated for Tea in Volcano, Hawai'i.
by Metrosideros Apr 19, 2013 2:17 AM
first bloom in july
by krissypoo Jul 24, 2013 6:39 PM
Potted Camellia 'Sinensis' (Tea Plant) at Wairere Nursery, Hamilton, NZ
by RosinaBloom May 29, 2014 3:35 PM
Bev's 'Waikaraka Garden' Te Puna, Tauranga, NZ
by RosinaBloom Oct 12, 2018 1:01 AM
