I think that is a Chinese pull-your-leg folklore for gullible Occidentals
because from a little research the life of a plantation tea plant is about
65 years. Established plantations are maintained from graphing so how old
is a clone?

Jim

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> "WNW" > writes:
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> > "Lewis Perin" > wrote in message
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> > > "Space Cowboy" > writes:
> > >
> > > > [..."Vintage Oolong" as a precursor to pu-erh...]
> > >
> > > You mean it's already aged? Or is it somehow especially suitable for
> > > aging?
> >
> > I understand that in the Indian Darjeeling region, "vintage" tea refers
to
> > tea made from the leaves of older, vintage plants (possibly from very
old
> > strains, or from the actual very old plants?). I wonder whether this is
> > ever done in China?
>
> It's certainly *advertised* in China. I've read about tea from
> 800-year old plants.
>
> /Lew