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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:AZ, OR, TN, 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℉)

Customer Reviews & Photos

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Juan
8/19/2025
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Concern about spots on leaves

The 2 gallon cold hardy tea plant arrived well with minimal transit damage. The only concern is about the black spots on the leaves. Support assured me it wasn't detrimental. I'll give 5 stars if it survives. I have it in a large pot away from direct sunlight. I mist the leaves and make sure it's not too wet. The yellow leaves are now green and looking better after 10 days.

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Fast Growing Trees Plant ExpertHi Juan, thank you so much for the update and for caring so well for your tea plant. We’re really glad to hear it arrived in good condition overall. The black spots can definitely be concerning at first, but we're happy our Support Team was able to reassure you and guide you through the next steps. It sounds like your plant is already responding well to your care, and we’re hopeful it continues to thrive. If you ever need more help or have questions along the way, our team is always here for you.
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Kara
8/11/2025
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So fun!

Arrived very healthy and has a lot of new growth! The plant bloomed and the flowers smell incredible! Excited to have a first harvest!

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River W.
7/7/2025
Verified Buyer

They are doing well

They are doing well

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Christina R.
6/9/2025
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Awesome Find

It was packaged well and delivered quickly. A few leaves had a few cosmetic issues (

Fast Growing Trees Plant ExpertHi Christina, we're sorry to hear about the leaf imperfections but we're glad it arrived safely overall. Let us know if you need anything at all. We’re happy to help anytime..
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Brian K.
5/20/2025
Verified Buyer

Tea plant

This is growing nicely. Waiting for it to grow a bit more before we try anything with the leaves.

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