Ujimidori is a Kyoto tea cultivar suited to tencha and gyokuro, producing good color, strong internal quality, and a fresh cultivar-specific aroma.
Ujimidori for Tencha and Gyokuro
Ujimidori is an Uji cultivar recommended in Kyoto for covered teas including tencha and gyokuro. Under shade, its leaves develop a deep green appearance and soft texture suited to high-quality processing.
Kyoto cultivation guidance describes Ujimidori as having good color and internal quality with a refreshing cultivar aroma. It buds moderately early and is best suited to favorable tea-growing areas rather than the coldest sites.
Ujimidori is an Uji tea cultivar recommended in Kyoto for covered teas. It is particularly suited to tencha and gyokuro. When grown under shade, its leaves develop a deep-green appearance and soft texture, while the resulting tea is associated with good color, strong internal quality, and a refreshing cultivar-specific aroma.
Ujimidori is suited to covered teas, including tencha and gyokuro. Shade cultivation gives its leaves a deep-green appearance and soft texture that support high-quality processing. Kyoto cultivation guidance also associates the cultivar with good color, internal quality, and a refreshing aroma, explaining its recommended role in these covered tea styles.
Under shade, Ujimidori leaves become deep green and develop a soft texture. These characteristics suit the leaves to high-quality processing for covered teas such as tencha and gyokuro. The cultivar’s shaded leaves complement its recognized good color, internal quality, and refreshing aroma, all of which are described in Kyoto cultivation guidance.
Ujimidori is described as having a refreshing, cultivar-specific aroma. Kyoto cultivation guidance also notes its good color and internal quality. Together with the deep-green appearance and soft texture that its leaves develop under shade, these attributes make Ujimidori suitable for processing into covered teas, particularly tencha and gyokuro.
Ujimidori is best suited to favorable tea-growing areas rather than the coldest cultivation sites. The cultivar buds moderately early and is recommended in Kyoto for covered teas. In appropriate locations, shade encourages its leaves to develop the deep-green color and soft texture associated with processing quality for tencha and gyokuro.