Shifoshan Dachashu

Shifoshan Dachashu （Camellia taliensis）Yao Mingzhe et al. 2024. Records of Chinese Tea Cultivars and Resources (Volume III)-Precious Wild Tea Trees. p. 94 with detail description together with 6 photos in one plate on next page. Basic Information: 【Variety Type】Wild close relative; 【Place of Origin】Changning County, Baoshan City, Yunnan Province; 【Conservation Location】National Large-Leaf Tea Germplasm Repository (Menghai); 【Observation Location】Menghai County, Yunnan Province. Botanical and Biological Characteristics: 【Tree】Small arbor, semi-spreading habit, sparse branching. 【New Shoots】One bud one leaf stage in mid-March, one bud two leaves stage in late March, green buds and leaves, few trichomes, one bud three leaves length 9.2 cm, 100 buds weight for one bud three leaves 105.2 g. 【Leaves】Leaves grow slightly upward on shoots, leaf length 14.0 cm, leaf width 5.9 cm, leaf area 35.8 cm², medium leaf, elliptic; 8-12 pairs of veins, dark green leaves, slightly raised leaf surface, inwardly folded blade, tough texture; leaf serration medium in sharpness, medium in density, shallow in depth, cuneate base, gradually pointed tip, slightly wavy margin. 【Flowers】Full bloom in late September, 5 green sepals without trichomes; corolla diameter 5.2 cm, 9 white petals, thin texture; ovary with 5 compartments, pubescent, style length 1.8 cm, style tip 3-lobed in the middle, pistil tall. 【Fruits and Seeds】None. Quality Traits: Suitable for black tea. Black tea total score 92.9 points, aroma 91 points, high aroma; taste 94 points, strong and fresh. Spring tea one bud two leaves early stage dry sample water extract 40.4%, caffeine 3.6%, tea polyphenols 25.6%, amino acids 1.3%, phenol-amino ratio 20.2. Resistance Traits: None.