Da Hong Pao

Variety of Tea plant · Camellia sinensis

Legendary Wuyi rock oolong with roasted mineral character and the 'yan yun' rock rhyme.

Also known as: Big Red Robe, Dahongpao

🇨🇳 China

Taste & characteristics

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Parentage: Wuyi-Felsentee-Klon (var. sinensis), vegetativ vermehrt von Mutterbäumen
Breeder: Traditionelle Selektion Wuyishan
Pollination: self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety

Shrub clone from the Wuyi mountains; grows on mineral-rich rocky soil.

Leaves processed into heavily oxidised, roasted oolong; harvest peaks in spring.

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