Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Tropical Garden # 95, 1 by Metrosideros

Metrosideros wrote:
There are hundreds of ways of curing and preparing the tea plant (Camellia sinensis). India, China, and Japan produce many varieties of green & black teas from the same species.

As the tea business has become very popular worldwide, many smaller country's, such as Korea, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia, have started producing tea.

The trick to competing is to produce a higher quality product, than is commonly found on the market. The Japanese have become experts at such!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_production_in_the_United_St...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea

http://www.theteafaq.com/tea/information/tea-production.html

http://www.fmltea.com/Teainfo/tea-production.htm

http://www.teazonline.com/major-tea-producers.htm

http://coffeetea.about.com/od/advancedtea/a/TeaProducingRegi...

http://www.thefragrantleaf.com/greentea.html