Oil tea is a kind of economic crop with a long history of cultivation, liked by the people of Guangdong. It is planted in more than 2.63 million mu in Guangdong. Farmers go through the busiest time around hoar-frost falls (18th solar term) in October every year as it is the most ideal picking period for oil tea. In the national demonstration county of oil tea, Longchuan Countyof Heyuan, a total of 420,000 mu of oil tea has ripened this time. Farmers are seizing the opportunity of good weather to ensure vigorous growth of oil tea trees, laying a solid foundation for a good yield and harvest.
油茶作为一种具有悠久种植历史的经济作物,深受广东人民的喜欢,全省油茶种植面积超263万亩。专家介绍,每年10月霜降前后,就是茶农最忙碌的时候,因为油茶果到了最理想的采摘时期。作为全国油茶示范县,河源市龙川县的42万亩油茶已经进入了盛果期,农民们正抢抓晴好天气,确保油茶树生长旺盛,保障油茶果实品质,为丰产丰收打下坚实的基础。