Eucommia (hardy rubber tree)

Eucommia ulmoides

leaf · infusion

Dried leaves steeped into a mild, toasty tea, drunk in Japan as tochu-cha.

Origin

Central China

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

One teaspoon of dried leaves per cup, five to ten minutes in barely simmering water; the infusion is strained and drunk.

Did you know?

Torn, its leaf reveals fine white threads: natural rubber.