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Cold Hardy Tea Plant

Camellia sinensis var. sinensis

Also known as: Tea Plant, Tea Bush

Leaves used to produce green and black teas

Cold-hardy and suitable for containers

Fragrant white blooms in fall



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Grow Your Own Tea At Home!

Freshly made tea tastes far superior to any tea you'll find in a market. If you enjoy the soothing comfort of a warm cup of tea, why not grow your own to relish every day? The Cold Hardy Tea Plant is one of the hardiest of all the Camellia sinensis, with smaller, narrower leaves especially preferred for making green, white, and black teas. Your tree has been groomed and will ship ready for you to start making your own tea right away.

These make attractive hedges. If you are growing for several people, a hedge is a great way to grow your plants. They do well in containers too, so if you live in colder areas, just bring the plants indoors for a few months. In fall and winter, you'll have the added bonus of small white flowers that will perfume the area with their delicious fragrance!

Even better is the fact that the Cold Hardy resists tough conditions with ease. A few plants will supply you with a lifetime of delicious tea, fresh and as pure as possible! It will grow to a very large shrub if left on its own. To use it for tea production, which uses only the new growth at stem tips, you will want to keep it pruned to about 3 or 4 feet to make it easy to harvest and to keep it producing fresh new stems.

And it's long-living. Enjoy a lifetime supply of delicious, fresh tea leaves and save thousands of dollars! One tea plant can produce for over 100 years. Just snip off the leaves and dry. Use them fresh or store them. One thing is certain - you'll have this plant for a very long time.

Order now - grow your own hardy Cold Hardy Tea plants and start enjoying truly superior tea!

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Product Details

Mature Height:6-15 ft.
Mature Width:4-8 ft.
Sunlight:Full Sun
Growth Rate:Slow Growing
Harvest Time:Year-round
Botanical Name:Camellia sinensis var. sinensis
Does Not Ship To:AK, AZ, HI, OR, TX
Grows Well In Zones:3-11 patio / 7-9 outdoors
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Growing Zones: 3-11 patio / 7-9 outdoors

(hardy down to 10℉)

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Paul L.
5/6/2026
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Tea plants

After the wait for-them to arrive , (long wait) they showed up, in pretty decent packing, instructions I closed, little over a weeks in, they seems to be ok, I haven’t left them out in the frost, currently experiencing a. Cold spell and waiting to send the back out side, so for now they seem to be doing well, but others I have purchase from other places did not do well. So I’m still reserved on how well these will do when I finally either transplant to to a permanent spot or pots . And the. Know if it was worth my money and effort

Fast Growing Trees Plant ExpertThank you, Paul! We completely understand the cautious optimism after mixed experiences elsewhere. We are glad they arrived in decent condition and are doing well indoors during the cold spell. Cold Hardy Tea Plants are resilient and rewarding once established and we are confident they are going to surprise you. We hope the warmer weather comes quickly and they thrive in their permanent home!
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Tuan N.
3/19/2026
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5

Very good

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Roy P.
12/22/2025
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A Cumberland Gap 1st!

The plants arrived alive and appear to be in good condition. I am excited about getting them in the ground and on the rise. To my knowledge these are the first Tea plants to be grown here making them a Cumberland Gap 1st.

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Andrew A.
12/1/2025
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Healthy and as Advertised

Plant arrived in excellent condition.

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Michael R.
10/9/2025
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Quick delivery!

They are looking very nice and ready for the upcoming cold weather.

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