Why is ancient tree tea so expensive? Does Pu'er ancient tree tea use pesticides?

Ancient tree tea is a relatively precious type of tea. It is picked from ancient tea trees that have grown for a long time. It is also loved by many people, but the price of authentic ancient tree tea on the market is generally very expensive. So why is this?

Why is ancient tree tea so expensive?

1. No pollution, no pesticide residue

Ancient tree tea has survived thousands of years of environmental tests, and its vitality is strong and vigorous. It has the immunity to resist diseases and insect pests. It is a pure green and natural drink!

2. Old and rare

Ancient tea should be at least 100 years old. "High mountains and fogs produce good tea." Ancient tea is a shade-loving plant, mostly grown in deep mountains and forests, steep and dangerous environments, and is extremely difficult to pick. Scarcity makes things valuable, so the price is naturally high.

3. High drinking value

The taste of tea soup is the most worthy of tasting, because ancient tree tea has many advantages such as mild nature, mellow taste, delicate tea soup, full aftertaste, less alkaline substances, etc., and it will not affect sleep. It is suitable for both young and old. This natural drink naturally has high pinyin value.

4. Large appreciation potential and high collection value

The older the ancient tree tea is, the more fragrant it is, and it is naturally suitable for collection and investment. Ancient tree tea has extremely high requirements for the temperature and humidity of the storage environment, as well as the tea itself, while regular tea does not have these requirements. Therefore, ancient tree tea has a high conversion rate, great room for value-added and value-preservation, and high collection value!

Does Pu'er ancient tree tea use pesticides?

Ancient tree tea, as the name implies, refers to tea trees that have grown for hundreds of years. Ancient tree tea mostly grows in deep mountains and jungles. In the primeval forest, the roads in the tea mountains are particularly difficult to walk on. In many places, even cars cannot enter. People have to walk on foot to pick tea and manage the tea gardens. The tea trees grow very tall, and the natural falling leaves and the surrounding environment determine that its growth process does not require fertilizers and pesticides, so real ancient tree tea does not require pesticides.

But some people also spray pesticides on ancient tree tea. Before the rain comes, as the temperature rises, there will be more and more insects. In order to increase the yield, some people use herbicides to kill the so-called "weeds" around the tea fields, and use oxytocin and other chemical agents to stimulate the germination of tea trees and increase yields.

The destruction of the microenvironment has deprived the insects of their food source. With nothing to eat on one side and tender buds on the other, many insects that originally did not like to eat tea leaves have no choice but to eat the tea leaves. In order to maintain production, they have to use pesticides... This vicious cycle cannot be stopped.

Where is the origin of ancient tree tea

The term ancient tree tea comes from the Yunnan Pu'er tea series.

At present, there is no complete unification in the market on the classification of tea tree age, which can be roughly divided into the following categories:

Terrace tea: To be exact, it is a new bush, about 30 years old;

Big tree tea: about 50 to 60 years old (planted during the Great Movement era);

Ancient tree tea: more than 100 years old (planted before the fall of the Qing Dynasty);

The positioning of ancient tree tea is quite controversial.

Ancient tea trees are not unique to Yunnan, but there are many ancient tea trees in Yunnan. There are ancient tea trees in Guizhou, Sichuan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian and other places, but the communities are sparse.