Xishancha 1

Xishancha 1 (Camellia sinensis). Chen Liang et al. 2024. Records of Tea Cultivars and Resources of Chinese Tea resources (Volume I)-Registered Tea Cultivars. p.498-499. [Applicant] Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Institute of Tea Science. [Breeder] Wang Xiaoyun; Tan Shaobo; Su Min; Wei Jingfeng; Yang Chun; Wu Yuting; Lan Yan; Long Qifa. [Variety number]: Non-major crop variety registration number: GPD Tea Tree (2021)450038. [Variety origin] Selected from 'Guiping Xishan Tea' as a single plant by the Tea Leaf Scientific Research Institute of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. [Characteristics]: Shrub type, mesophyll, strong growth, upright posture, mesophyll type, leaf blade length 7.9 cm, width 3.0 cm, leaf blade narrow elliptic, leaf blade insertion state upward. In Guilin area spring tea bud one leaf period in mid to late March, the new buds and leaves light green, less velvet, a bud of three leaves 8.1 centimeters long, one hundred buds weighing 48.6 grams. Few flowers and fruits, low fruiting rate, weak reproductive growth. The biochemical sample of one bud and two leaves of spring tea contains 17.8% of tea polyphenols, 5.4% of amino acids, 3.5% of caffeine, and 46.3% of water leachate. Suitable for green tea. Baked green tea, green appearance, tight and neat, soup color green and bright, lasting fragrance, obvious floral aroma, taste fresh and refreshing back to sweetness. In Guilin, Guangxi, the first growth cycle mu yield of one bud and two leaves of 279 kg of fresh leaves, than the control 'Fuding big white tea' yield reduction of 3%; the second growth cycle mu yield of one bud and two leaves of 311 kg of fresh leaves, than the control 'Fuding big white tea' yield increase of 1%. It is susceptible to tea leafhopper, resistant to tea anthracnose, cold and drought resistance. [Suitable for planting area and cultivation technology points] Suitable for Guangxi tea area and similar ecological conditions of tea area in the fall, winter and spring planting. The variety of branching ability is strong, the age of the tea garden every 2-3 years deep pruning 1 time, cut off the weak branches, cultivation of vigorous branching; small green leafhopper peak period, appropriate control measures.