Tea leaf harvesting machine - video

[Tonyg]

Hi, various forms of tea cutting/plucking machines have been tried over the years and none of them produce a decent final tea product. Ideally when tea is plucked (by hand) the top two leaves and the bud are taken and there is only damage to the stem. When the leaves are cut in the field (as per machine) it starts the fermentation process which would be uneven and then produce a low grade product.