Where Do They Grow Tea

Tea is mainly grown in Asia, Africa, South America, and around the Black and Caspian Seas. The four biggest tea-producing countries today are China, India, Sri Lanka and Kenya. Together they represent 75% of world production.

Where do they grow tea in the United States?

Although Camellia sinensis can be grown in warmer parts of the United States, currently the US mainland has only two commercial tea gardens: a relatively large, fully mechanized plantation in Charleston, South Carolina and a small operation in Burlington, Washington.

Do tea leaves grow in the US?

Camellia sinensis, the source of tea leaves and buds, can be grown in warmer parts of the United States. … As of 2016, the Charleston Tea Garden, located on Wadmalaw Island, outside of Charleston, South Carolina is the only large scale tea plantation in the United States, at 127 acres.