What Kind of Soil Does Pu-erh Tea Tree Like?

Posted by naturalpuerh on October 10th, 2019

Natural Puerh Bulang highmountain tea garden co.,ltd. located in the southwestern of Yunnan province: Zhengwan village, Nanping town, pu’er city, which is commended as “Tea- city of China”,” The origin of the tea world” and ”The capital of pu’er”. This is such a place where the Dai people populated in with quite rich tea culture. The average elevation of it is about 1300 meters and Asian Corridor in Heaven had crosses the whole land of it.
We have self-owned organic tea garden of 166 hectares which were reclaimed from secondary forest in1998, there were no any planting history but clear and fertile land.

Good birds choose to live in wood, and all things in the world can only have the best growth results under the optimal growth environment, just as orange is Huainan and orange is born in Huaibei. In fact, Pu-erh tea is also true.

We all know that the general Pu-erh tea is named after the hills. The taste of the teas in different hills varies, and the quality is also different, so the price is also different.

Different growth environments determine the different tastes of Pu-erh tea. Under the combined effect of soil, light time, temperature and humidity, and precipitation, Pu-erh tea has a unique taste.

Soil is the most basic ecological condition for the growth of tea trees. It determines the survival, development and continuation of tea trees, and directly affects the quality and speed of tea tree growth and the yield of tea trees. Let's take a look at what kind of soil is suitable for the growth of tea trees?

What kind of soil is suitable for growing tea?Although Pu-erh tea can survive in different kinds of soils, it is best to use ph value (pH value) of 4.5~5.5.Pu-erh tea tree likes slightly acidic soil with loose soil, deep soil, drainage and good ventilation.Because the roots of tea trees are rich in organic acids, the roots of tea tree have strong buffering ability to acidity, and the buffering ability to alkaline is weak. There are many fungal hyphae or mycorrhiza in the roots of tea trees, which can help Tea roots break down organic matter in the soil, and the mycorrhiza itself can only grow in an acidic environment.This determines that in the acidic soil, the tea tree can effectively and efficiently absorb many soil nutrients, and thus supply to each piece of tea, the tea soup we drink will be mellow.Most of Yunnan's virgin forest areas are acidic soils. The long-term phylogeny has gradually formed the characteristics of tea trees, and the good soil environment guarantees the excellent quality of Pu-erh tea. The soil types in the main tea areas of Yunnan are mainly red soils, including brick red soil, crimson soil, red soil and yellow soil.

Brick red soil:

The brick red soil is mainly distributed in the south of 23° north latitude. In the low-altitude tropical rain forest, such as the Bulang Mountain and Yiwu area in the south of Xishuangbanna, the local soil ph value is between 4.0 and 5.5.Most of the brick red soil distribution areas are deep in soil, the soil is dark red, and the surface soil contains about 6% of organic matter, which is the most ideal soil for tea tree growth.

Crimson soil (brick red earth red soil):

Crimson soil is mainly distributed in the southern subtropical zone, between 23°-25° north latitude, in low-altitude mountainous areas, such as the central and northern parts of Xishuangbanna, most of Lincang and Pu-erh.The crimson soil has a ph value of 4.5-5.5, which is a transitional soil between brick red soil and red soil. The soil layer is deep and dark red, and the topsoil is rich in organic matter between 2% and 5%. The overall soil conditions are not Brick red soil is good.

Red soil:

The red soil is mostly distributed in the south and south of 27° north latitude, in the middle and high altitude areas where the dry and wet seasons are obvious, such as the northern and western parts of the Pu-erh area, such as Jingdong, Jinggu, Jingmai, and Baoshan.Between 5.5 and 6 ph, the soil layer is reddish brown or orange red, the topsoil contains 1% to 2% of the medium, the fertility is weak, and the quality of the tea is low.

Yellow soil:

Yellow soil and red soil are basically distributed in the same level, and are developed in medium- and high-altitude mountainous evergreen broad-leaved forest areas with good cloudy and foggy conditions, such as central Lincang and parts of Xishuangbanna.

The Ph value is between 4.5 and 5.5 and is yellow or waxy yellow. The soil layer is deep and well structured, and the topsoil organic matter content is 1%-2%, and the fertility is weak.In summary, it can be seen that the distribution of soil has a great relationship with the quality of Pu-erh tea. The fine tea tree raw materials are mostly distributed in brick red soil and crimson soil. The soil has sufficient natural fertility and the quality of tea is relatively high.

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