Tea has finally come home to England, this time in the form of the plant currently being grown on the historical Tregothnan Estate located just outside of Truro, near the River Fal. It is the first true tea growing region in the United Kingdom, with approximately thirty acres currently under cultivation, with plans for expan- sion. |
Translated from Cornish, Tregoth- nan means “the house at the head of the valley.” The estate has belonged to the Boscawen family since 1335, with the current owner the Honorable Evelyn Boscawen.With over a hundred acres of ornamental gardens she is set on making the Tregothnan Estate a lead- ing botanical garden. The first ornamental |
Jonathon Jones, a gardener at the estate deduced that if the ornamental Camellias (Camellia japonica) could survive there, then so could its close relation, Camellia sinensis, the tea plant.Jones also noted that the micro-climate of Cornwall was very similar to that of Darjeeling in India-lots of rain and a narrow With funding secured Jones then set off on China, In the spring of 2005, after Because of this unique aspect, the finished tea sold at premium prices, of A new section of the estate has since been cleared and planted, in- There aren’t a lot of health issues that affect the growing tea bush- tea history at Tregothnan by There are currently four teas being produced at Tregothnan; two black teas, Tregothnan Classic, a broken orthodox leaf with a mix |
jeeling, with a deep amber colored infusion. Tregothnan Green is a lightly curled blend of China green tea and Tregothnan leaf that yields a light floral aroma and fresh herbal, and lightly grassy taste, with an amber colored infusion.Lastly, there is an Earl Grey, flavored with bergamot, a citrus fruit similar to an orange, that is also grown on the |