Greensboro Tea Tree

The plant in the photograph is camellia japonica a native of China also known as a Tea Tree-- of the Black Tea varity. This particular plant is a strain known as Greensboro Red and is the offical flower of the City of Greensboro. And by planting camellia japonica on your Uptown Greensboro properties you will not only make the Uptown more beautiful but will also make available an inexpensive local source of ice tea. And you know how we Southerners love our ice tea.

So how to you turn your Greensboro Red into tea? Making black tea from your camellia japonica.