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		<title>By: Mike</title>
		<link>http://ibiblio.org/pjones/blog/my-tea-bush/comment-page-1/#comment-451184</link>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 12:05:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I am interested in growing stimulant plants, and have tea and yaupon in my yard here in Virginia. Most of my tea plants are from Darjeeling and Korean seed, and I have few few from Camellia Forest.
In fact, the Darjeeling plants they offer came from seed we bought together. Some varieties are not hardy this far north (zone 7a), and some will have leaf damage during the winter but regrow in the spring.
I have made tea a few times, and the results were good. My plants have been in pots until this year, when I finally had land to plant them on. Hopefully in a few years, I will be able to make enough tea for my families use.

Yaupon tea can be quite tasty, and like Camellia has different tastes with different preparation. I fiound yaupon in a local park and was able to remove some suckers underneath the crown for transplanting in my yard. I harvested new growth from these plants and dried in in a warm oven. When preparing tea, I first pan roasted the ground leaf till brown, then I add water and bring to a vigorous boil and allow to cool. It has a fragrant taste that lingers in the mouth for a long time, and leaves a clean feeling in the mouth. It is a smooth stimulant, and clears the throat.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am interested in growing stimulant plants, and have tea and yaupon in my yard here in Virginia. Most of my tea plants are from Darjeeling and Korean seed, and I have few few from Camellia Forest.<br />
In fact, the Darjeeling plants they offer came from seed we bought together. Some varieties are not hardy this far north (zone 7a), and some will have leaf damage during the winter but regrow in the spring.<br />
I have made tea a few times, and the results were good. My plants have been in pots until this year, when I finally had land to plant them on. Hopefully in a few years, I will be able to make enough tea for my families use.</p>
<p>Yaupon tea can be quite tasty, and like Camellia has different tastes with different preparation. I fiound yaupon in a local park and was able to remove some suckers underneath the crown for transplanting in my yard. I harvested new growth from these plants and dried in in a warm oven. When preparing tea, I first pan roasted the ground leaf till brown, then I add water and bring to a vigorous boil and allow to cool. It has a fragrant taste that lingers in the mouth for a long time, and leaves a clean feeling in the mouth. It is a smooth stimulant, and clears the throat.</p>
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		<title>By: Paul</title>
		<link>http://ibiblio.org/pjones/blog/my-tea-bush/comment-page-1/#comment-440116</link>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:14:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Andaleeb</title>
		<link>http://ibiblio.org/pjones/blog/my-tea-bush/comment-page-1/#comment-440115</link>
		<dc:creator>Andaleeb</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 08:33:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Dear Paul,
I am a Tea Planter in Bangladesh, and would like to set up a small Tea Garden in South Carolina or Hawaii.Will you help me to do the same ?

Best regards,</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear Paul,<br />
I am a Tea Planter in Bangladesh, and would like to set up a small Tea Garden in South Carolina or Hawaii.Will you help me to do the same ?</p>
<p>Best regards,</p>
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		<title>By: Paul</title>
		<link>http://ibiblio.org/pjones/blog/my-tea-bush/comment-page-1/#comment-439923</link>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 02:34:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I got my tea bush from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.camforest.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Camellia Forest&lt;/a&gt; just west of Chapel Hill. All their contact info and catalog are at the link above.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I got my tea bush from <a href="http://www.camforest.com/" rel="nofollow">Camellia Forest</a> just west of Chapel Hill. All their contact info and catalog are at the link above.</p>
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		<title>By: monica</title>
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		<dc:creator>monica</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 23:26:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>paul...
where did you finally find tea plants for sale?? i live in coastal nc....transplanted from hawaii where i am a member of the royal hawaiian tea society... i would appreciate any info on 4-6&quot; potted plants</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>paul&#8230;<br />
where did you finally find tea plants for sale?? i live in coastal nc&#8230;.transplanted from hawaii where i am a member of the royal hawaiian tea society&#8230; i would appreciate any info on 4-6&#8243; potted plants</p>
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		<title>By: Tom Adams</title>
		<link>http://ibiblio.org/pjones/blog/my-tea-bush/comment-page-1/#comment-435971</link>
		<dc:creator>Tom Adams</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:26:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>USDA research on yaupon is discussed (with citations) in the book &quot;Black Drink&quot;  pp 154-155:

http://books.google.com/books?id=QEn0KiYb3QwC&amp;pg=PA155&amp;dq=black+drink+charleston

also available in the UNC library.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>USDA research on yaupon is discussed (with citations) in the book &#8220;Black Drink&#8221;  pp 154-155:</p>
<p><a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=QEn0KiYb3QwC&amp;pg=PA155&amp;dq=black+drink+charleston" rel="nofollow">http://books.google.com/books?id=QEn0KiYb3QwC&amp;pg=PA155&amp;dq=black+drink+charleston</a></p>
<p>also available in the UNC library.</p>
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		<title>By: steve forehand</title>
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		<dc:creator>steve forehand</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:41:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Just curious...where can I find a documentation supporting the USDA participation with yaupon as a cash crop? Thank you.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just curious&#8230;where can I find a documentation supporting the USDA participation with yaupon as a cash crop? Thank you.</p>
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		<title>By: Tom Adams</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tom Adams</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2008 12:02:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I have brewed and drank Yaupon tea with no ill effects, just a caffeine high.   I planted a dwarf youpon outside of my front door in Cary.  It&#039;s native range may be on the coast, but it&#039;s a common foundation plant all over the Triangle.

There is a book &quot;Black Drink&quot; on its history.  The USDA tried to turn it into a cash crop earlier in the century with no luck,  sold or gave away the dried tea and Yaupon pop at a Charleston fair.  I think I got the book from the UNC library, but their search engine is locking up on me right now.

Many plants get a false reputation for being poisonious, but Vomitoria may be the only one that had the reputation get into it&#039;s latin name.

Here is the scene of the crime, where William Aiton named it:

http://books.google.com/books?id=CxcAAAAAQAAJ&amp;pg=PA38&amp;lpg=PA38&amp;dq=%22william+aiton%22+vomitoria&amp;source=web&amp;ots=_eWmXVRTgE&amp;sig=pNJkcOO8u48M0Rwu9L0Ou3HFCKU&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=book_result&amp;resnum=2&amp;ct=result

Aiton cultivated it in his garden a Kew.   Aiton never traveled to America.  Note that the old common name was &quot;South Sea Tea&quot;.   Note that Aiton credits Mark Catesby who sent the specimen from America.

Also called Spanish Tea.  There are records that the Spanish at St. Augustine got cranky when the natives failed to make regular deliveries of the tea leaves as they were contracted to do - caffeine withdrawal, I guess.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have brewed and drank Yaupon tea with no ill effects, just a caffeine high.   I planted a dwarf youpon outside of my front door in Cary.  It&#8217;s native range may be on the coast, but it&#8217;s a common foundation plant all over the Triangle.</p>
<p>There is a book &#8220;Black Drink&#8221; on its history.  The USDA tried to turn it into a cash crop earlier in the century with no luck,  sold or gave away the dried tea and Yaupon pop at a Charleston fair.  I think I got the book from the UNC library, but their search engine is locking up on me right now.</p>
<p>Many plants get a false reputation for being poisonious, but Vomitoria may be the only one that had the reputation get into it&#8217;s latin name.</p>
<p>Here is the scene of the crime, where William Aiton named it:</p>
<p><a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=CxcAAAAAQAAJ&amp;pg=PA38&amp;lpg=PA38&amp;dq=%22william+aiton%22+vomitoria&amp;source=web&amp;ots=_eWmXVRTgE&amp;sig=pNJkcOO8u48M0Rwu9L0Ou3HFCKU&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=book_result&amp;resnum=2&amp;ct=result" rel="nofollow">http://books.google.com/books?id=CxcAAAAAQAAJ&amp;pg=PA38&amp;lpg=PA38&amp;dq=%22william+aiton%22+vomitoria&amp;source=web&amp;ots=_eWmXVRTgE&amp;sig=pNJkcOO8u48M0Rwu9L0Ou3HFCKU&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=book_result&amp;resnum=2&amp;ct=result</a></p>
<p>Aiton cultivated it in his garden a Kew.   Aiton never traveled to America.  Note that the old common name was &#8220;South Sea Tea&#8221;.   Note that Aiton credits Mark Catesby who sent the specimen from America.</p>
<p>Also called Spanish Tea.  There are records that the Spanish at St. Augustine got cranky when the natives failed to make regular deliveries of the tea leaves as they were contracted to do &#8211; caffeine withdrawal, I guess.</p>
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		<title>By: Joe</title>
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		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2008 22:46:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sipping a cup of yaupon tea right now made from one of many yaupon trees in my back yard. It&#039;s the berries that are emetic not the leaves and young stems. This is the perfect time of the year to harvest the new tender leaves and growth once you have about as much as you can hold in a hand you have enough for a cup of tea. I microwave mine for about a minute and half then put the dry leaves and stems in a pan and to the oven till they just start to brown barely. Then I grind it up with my &quot;Magic Bullet&quot; and it’s ready for tea. 

Before writing it off you really should try it the taste is remarkably like real tea. I actually prefer it. And it does not make me the least bit nauseous.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sipping a cup of yaupon tea right now made from one of many yaupon trees in my back yard. It&#8217;s the berries that are emetic not the leaves and young stems. This is the perfect time of the year to harvest the new tender leaves and growth once you have about as much as you can hold in a hand you have enough for a cup of tea. I microwave mine for about a minute and half then put the dry leaves and stems in a pan and to the oven till they just start to brown barely. Then I grind it up with my &#8220;Magic Bullet&#8221; and it’s ready for tea. </p>
<p>Before writing it off you really should try it the taste is remarkably like real tea. I actually prefer it. And it does not make me the least bit nauseous.</p>
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		<title>By: Christine</title>
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		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Sep 2007 02:37:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey Paul, very exciting to see  your tea plant is withstanding the deer.  Do let us know how your tea experiment goes, i.e., did it survive the drought and heat this summer?      

Feel free to come by the nursery some time if you want to learn more about how to make your own tea.  I&#039;ve been plucking tea and making it from plants in the nursery, and it is just so amazing and the smell of drying down tea is absolutely yummy.  I&#039;m really excited that we&#039;ve started our own tea garden for holding workshops and pickings for the local community.  May take a couple years to mature, but soon we&#039;ll have more tea than we know what to do with...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey Paul, very exciting to see  your tea plant is withstanding the deer.  Do let us know how your tea experiment goes, i.e., did it survive the drought and heat this summer?      </p>
<p>Feel free to come by the nursery some time if you want to learn more about how to make your own tea.  I&#8217;ve been plucking tea and making it from plants in the nursery, and it is just so amazing and the smell of drying down tea is absolutely yummy.  I&#8217;m really excited that we&#8217;ve started our own tea garden for holding workshops and pickings for the local community.  May take a couple years to mature, but soon we&#8217;ll have more tea than we know what to do with&#8230;</p>
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