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Default China bush and Clonal bush
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> 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

You can clone by taking cuttings of the original plant. You
can clone from cells/DNA of the original plant, using the technologies
under severe scrutiny today as we approach the ability to clone people.

The Michaels

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