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Introduction to the Characteristics of the Guihong No. 3 Tea Plant Variety

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Breeding institution: Guilin Tea Research Institute of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Approval status: approved by the National Crop Variety Approval Committee in 1995. Variety registration number: GS13001-1994. Variety origin: in 1976, the Guilin Tea Research Institute of Guangxi selected a total of 506 individual plants of farm varieties from the tea plantations of Lingui County, Guangxi, Wantian Township, Longji Village of Longsheng County, and the institute's own tea garden, from which 328 plants were selected; after identification, Guihong No. 3 was selected from the black tea lines. Characteristics: belongs to the small tree

Breeding institution: Guilin Tea Research Institute of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

Approval status: approved by the National Crop Variety Approval Committee in 1995.

Variety registration number: GS13001-1994.

Variety origin: in 1976, the Guilin Tea Research Institute of Guangxi selected a total of 506 individual plants of farm varieties from the tea plantations of Lingui County, Guangxi, Wantian Township, Longji Village of Longsheng County, and the institute's own tea garden, from which 328 plants were selected; after identification, Guihong No. 3 was selected from the black tea lines.

Characteristics: belongs to the small tree type, large-leaf class; tree spread 2.2 m, natural tree height 3 m, tree posture semi-open, branching density medium, internode length 3.4 cm, leaves semi-oblique, leaf shape long oval, leaf body folded inward, leaf width medium, average leaf length 2.7 cm, lateral veins 8-12 pairs, one bud and three leaves 16.0 cm long, tender shoots green, germination period late, yield medium, quality excellent, suitable for making black and green tea. Cold resistance relatively weak, disease resistance medium, susceptible to mite damage.

Cultivation points: the double-plant row planting method should be adopted; the first pruning height should be about 15 cm; use branch pruning or bending techniques to train the tree canopy.

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