Laojunshan Dachashu 2

Laojunshan Dachashu 2 （Camellia crassicolumna）Yao Mingzhe et al. 2024. Records of Chinese Tea Cultivars and Resources (Volume III)-Precious Wild Tea Trees. p. 114 with detail description together with 1 photos in one plate on next page. Basic Information: [Species Type] Wild relative; [Origin] Wenshan City, Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province; [Conservation Location] Laojunshan National Nature Reserve, Wenshan City, Yunnan Province; [Observation Location] Wenshan City, Yunnan Province. Botanical Characteristics and Biological Traits: [Tree] Tree, upright posture, height 18.8 m, canopy 6.2 m x 5.3 m, basal trunk diameter 0.6 m, branching medium. [New Shoots] One bud one leaf stage mid-March, one bud two leaves stage late March, buds and leaves yellow-green with fuzz, one bud three leaves 7.5 cm long, hundred buds of one bud three leaves weighing 94.3 g. [Leaves] Leaves grow slightly upward, length 11.6 cm, width 5.4 cm, area 43.8 cm², large leaves, oval-shaped; 10 pairs of veins, dark green color, slightly raised surface, inward folding, medium texture; leaf teeth blunt, medium density, shallow depth, cuneate base, sharply pointed tip, slightly wavy edge. [Flowers] Full bloom in late October, 5 sepals, green, no fuzz; corolla diameter 6.3 cm, 11 petals, white, thick texture; ovary with 5 compartments, pubescent, style 1.4 cm long, style tip 5-lobed in the middle, pistil longer than stamens. [Fruits and Seeds] Fruit plum-shaped, diameter 4.0 cm, fresh fruit skin thickness 1.1 cm; seeds irregular, diameter 1.1 cm, seed coat brown. Quality Traits: None Resistance Traits: None