Camellias: Everyone's cup of tea

Did you know that the leaves and leaf buds of the Chinese Camellia sinensis are used to produce Chinese tea?
White tea, green tea, oolong, pu-erh tea and black tea are all harvested from this species, but are processed differently to attain different levels of oxidation. Kukicha (twig tea) is also harvested from Camellia sinensis, but uses twigs and stems rather than leaves.
Before you start to steep them, know that the fresh leaves only contain about 4% caffeine.