Jing Mai Ancient Tea Tree Plantation
The Jingmai Ancient Tea Tree forest landscape in the late afternoon
Set high above sea level, at an elevation of approximately 5000 feet, sits a mountain wielding some of natures most archaic and robust designs, the Ancient Tea Tree. Yunnan Province is home to China’s oldest tea trees, with many aging upwards of 1,300 years old. The Jingmai Ancient Tea Tree plantation, spread out over an expanse of 11,000 acres, reveals a wild, green abyss unfettered by the likes of modern man. Earliest records concerning the cultivation of these ancient tea trees extends back to approximately 696 AD. Today this ancient tea tree variety continues to be harvested in the same manner as it was more than 1000 years ago; free of the use of pesticides or fertilizers and in perfect harmony with the greater ecosystem.
The Jingmai Ancient Tea Tree Plantation is certified organic under both United States NOP and European 2092/91 organic standards. This farm is one of cleanest, most well kept we've seen to date. We consider the entire production process a true marvel in terms of the vast extent of the farm, the extensive manual labor that goes into each product's cultivate and last, but not least the final completion of the end consumer product.
Each of these teas display their own unique characteristics and are all well worth exploring.
Here's a look at each of these fine Jingmai teas:
A Jingmai Hani minority women picks tea to produce and drink at home
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