Thursday, July 19, 2012

Emperor's New Leaves


The original tea bushes from the seeds gifted from China. Just a few days ago I was told by a former tea planter in Darjeeling that this garden just above Ilam Bazar and Bannockburn in Darjeeling was planted on the same day.

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Top and middle: The small leaved China tea bushes.
Bottom: A lone tea plucker at Ilam Tea Estate

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