Hairy vs non Hairy

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Nov 28th, '08, 12:13
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by Fatman2 » Nov 28th, '08, 12:13

beecrofter wrote:My understanding of yin hao or pubescent leaf is that is it just younger and the leaf overall contains the same number of hairs but that when mature they are spread over a larger surface.
Wonder why they are even there in the first place. Also why doesn't the hair gets more or thicker as it ages? I know for sure the green guys have to tolerate a lot of these hair in their tea. hehe
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by heavydoom » Nov 28th, '08, 14:34

hair or no hair, it's what comes out of the spout that is most important.
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by hop_goblin » Nov 28th, '08, 15:36

heavydoom wrote:hair or no hair, it's what comes out of the spout that is most important.
Exactly Heavy :o
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