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
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Taste & characteristics
Taste
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Profile
- Parentage
- Wuyi-Felsentee-Klon (var. sinensis), vegetativ vermehrt von Mutterbäumen
- Breeder
- Traditionelle Selektion Wuyishan
- Pollination
- self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety
Description
Growth
Shrub clone from the Wuyi mountains; grows on mineral-rich rocky soil.
Yield
Leaves processed into heavily oxidised, roasted oolong; harvest peaks in spring.
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