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Default China bush and Clonal bush

Assamensus and Sinensis are the same. The difference is historical
botanical confusion based on the fact the British could never get their
hands on Sinensis from China. They classified Assamensus but it is
from the same Tropic of Cancer jungle region as Yunnan. In fact Assam
is generally believed to be the home of the tea plant not Yunnan which
was first cultivated. Cultivated plantations in general are based on a
clonal. The bush or clonal assumes the properties of the local soil
and weather conditions.

Jim

Scott Dorsey wrote:
> Summer Tips > wrote:
> >What is difference between china bush and Clonal bush? which is
> >better?

>
> I believe "china bush" means that a tea is from C. sinensis rather than
> C. assamensus. "Clonal bush" means that it's from bushes that are clones
> from a cutting of a bush that was previously known to produce good tea.
>
> "China bush" may tell you something about the style, but is not necessarily
> a good or bad thing. "Clonal bush" really doesn't tell you anything at all
> useful.
> --scott
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> "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."