Guihua Xiang(桂花香) Dancong tea, as its name suggests, is named for the natural osmanthus fragrance of the finished tea.（It’s not because of the addition of osmanthus, but because of the inherent fragrance of it itself.）
This tea tree grows on a west-facing mountainside at an altitude of 1100 meters in the Xiacuokengkengxin tea garden of Liziping Village, Wudong District (pictured). It was cultivated by the ancestors of the tea grower, Wen Xiqing, from a single plant that was a natural hybrid offspring of the Phoenix Narcissus variety. The tree is 280 years old, 3.34 meters tall, with a crown measuring 3.61 x 2.74 meters. It has three branches 5 centimeters from the ground, with the largest branch having a stem circumference of 45 and 40 centimeters. The branching and bud density are moderate, with green buds free of pubescence. Spring buds sprout after the vernal equinox, and harvesting occurs around Grain Rain (around October). New shoots emerge twice a year, with October being a dormant period for the vegetative buds. Spring shoots are 5 cm long, bearing 4-5 leaves. Leaves are 7 cm long and 3.5 cm wide, elliptical in shape, green in color, slightly pore-shaped, flat, and soft in texture. The leaf tip is acuminate, with 25 pairs of coarse, shallow, and sharp teeth, and distinct veins, including 8 pairs of lateral veins. Due to fertile soil and abundant nutrients, the plant grows vigorously, but has not yet flowered or borne fruit in recent years.
Conclusion
The overall performance of sweet-scented osmanthus is stable, and the aroma of sweet-scented osmanthus is relatively obvious, but here I would like to remind tea lovers who buy sweet-scented osmanthus fragrance, don’t think that the more fragrant the aroma of sweet-scented osmanthus, the more obvious the fragrance is, because The production of some sweet-scented osmanthus fragrance is made with artificially added sweet-scented osmanthus essence. Xiaoshi can use several simple identification methods to identify whether the fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus is added.
The first-hand dry tea, I can smell whether the dry tea is especially fragrant with osmanthus osmanthus. If the fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus is relatively obvious, the fragrance is a bit close to the floral fragrance of the perfume, so this needs special attention. The traditional and healthy osmanthus fragrance is just a faint floral fragrance if you smell it, and there is no such strong osmanthus fragrance.
The second dependent product, if the aroma continues to 7-8 rushes, it still feels that the aroma of sweet-scented osmanthus is very strong and does not degenerate naturally, because this situation is unnatural. The natural and healthy sweet-scented osmanthus fragrance requires a careful feeling to experience the aroma of sweet-scented osmanthus. If the aroma is relatively strong and lasting, you should pay special attention to it.