tea plants
Leaves for steeping
Tea plants are the evergreen shrubs or small trees (*Camellia sinensis*) whose leaves are processed to make tea.
Native to East Asia, they thrive in humid, mountainous climates.
A single species yields green, black, white, and oolong tea—the difference lies in how the leaves are processed after harvest.
The tea plants on this hillside have been cultivated for three generations.
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