'''Harumidori''' was developed at the ''Makurazaki Station of the National Institute of Vegetable and Tea Science'' and registered as ''Cha Norin No. 48'' in August 2000. It is a cross of the well known [[Yabukita]] and the Kanayamidori cultivar. Harumidori is high-yielding and suitable for [[sencha]]. Its harvest time is five days later then Yabukita and therefor ideal in combination with it. Harumidori produces a mellow tea with low astringency and bitterness. | '''Harumidori''' was developed at the ''Makurazaki Station of the National Institute of Vegetable and Tea Science'' and registered as ''Cha Norin No. 48'' in August 2000. It is a cross of the well known [[Yabukita]] and the Kanayamidori cultivar. Harumidori is high-yielding and suitable for [[sencha]]. Its harvest time is five days later then Yabukita and therefor ideal in combination with it. Harumidori produces a mellow tea with low astringency and bitterness. |