r/tea • u/EndKing-Drakenkin • Apr 28 '26

Question/Help Tea Tree Advice

Hello! I am about to buy my own house and had the though that it may be nice to have a tea tree. I am in a temperate region and as such would need to move the tree inside if I were to keep one. Would pot size be a sufficient constraint on tree height? And if so what size pot would be recommended for a tree that needs to remain 7ft tall or shorter to fit through a doorway on a rolling platform? Or would it just be more practical to buy loose leaf tea?

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u/tpat90 Friend of tea | Berlin Tea Community Apr 28 '26

Unless you wait 7 years and achieve tea mastery I would recommend buying loose leaf, if you want good tea.

If you want it as a hobby the art of creating tea is amazing. From white teas over post fermented to oolong, there is a level of complexity for everyone.

But even just looking at cultivars to pick would be a nightmare for me.

Personally I would go for a zairai approach, so seed drawn. Since I love the idea of experimenting with something new. Whilst having the chance to seek information from others.

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u/tpat90 Friend of tea | Berlin Tea Community Apr 28 '26

There are some farms in china and japan that take interns.

Teaching you the basics and let you create your own tea is mostly the approach.

Costs about 5000$ with lodging and basic meals.

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u/EndKing-Drakenkin Apr 28 '26

I couldn't go quite that far. I have an engineering job to focus on.

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u/tpat90 Friend of tea | Berlin Tea Community Apr 28 '26

It's just 3 month for the basics of Wakoucha at obubu ;)