Which factory of this YiWu?

[yangshuoren]

Could any expert here told me which factory of this YiWu belongs to?
Thanks.

[wyardley]

Could any expert here told me which factory of this YiWu belongs to?
Thanks.

It's a 2004 Green Big Tree. It should be from Menghai factory, and the label says '勐海' on it, but I can't say for sure whether this is actually a Menghai factory production. Maybe someone else can tell more from the picture. Can you take a picture of the inner ticket(s)?

[pb2q]

For which years was a Green Big Tree (with a similar wrapper?) produced by Menghai, post '99? I recall a 2001 being reviewed in Cha Dao, no wrapper images, skip4tea was recently selling a 2002 Green Big Tree 2, with a prominent 2 on the wrapper, and Hobbes reviewed teas sold as 2003 Big Green Tree including 'fake' version with an image of a similar wrapper.

Also note the 2008 Xiaguan reproduction. The Yunnan Sourcing page mentions that this version was commissioned by an individual, who had previously commissioned versions in 1999-2002. Odd that an individual would commission a version of this cake in '99 (based on the reputation of the '98 perhaps)?

See:

• Hou De '99
  skip4tea 2002 2 offering
  half-dipper (fake) 2003 BGT review
  YS 2008 Xiaguan version

[yangshuoren]

Thanks wyardley & pb2q,
I can't take more detail pic since the cake still on the way.
It should be from Menghai (2004 Teji grade), just want to make sure.
Here's another pic from the vendor.

[pb2q]

The leaves look rather... whole. See the bare cake images on the skip4tea page; the '99 that I've sampled was similar: Menghai style chopped leaves.

[sp1key]

From the small picture of the tea leaves/cake and the wrapper. This is not a Menghai Tea Factory product.

Any better pics of the cake and nei fei would be good to confirm it. by the way, where did you get it from?

[yangshuoren]

sp1key, thanks. I got it from Taobao

[hop_goblin]

Does not look like MengHai Factory. There are lots of "Big Tree" beengs out there. It is very possible that it was made by a lesser known factory. I have yet to see a MengHai Factory Big Tree where the tree print is perfectly done, the year is given on the front, and the leaves just dont look right. This is of course speculation.