Canonical: https://acquistion.org/rarities/mother-tree-dahongpao Catalog revision: d54d68e3e30b04c6 [rara](/)[Discover](/?tags=tea#collection)[ Saved](/?view=saved) Uncommon finds, original sources. Photo unavailable Tea # Mother-Tree Da Hong Pao Tea from six 350-year-old bushes — the last harvest sold at state auction priceless Price not confirmed Editorial discovery · no verified seller link Before you buy 2005 auction: ~$10k+ for 20g; now reserved as state gifts A story to discover, not a purchasable gift. Commercial Da Hong Pao is not mother-tree tea; historical auction prices are not current offers. State auctions (historical); first-generation cuttings from Wuyi Shan gardens via specialty tea houses. [Open item to save](/#rarity=mother-tree-dahongpao)[Find similar](/?tags=tea#collection) ## More like this [Explore tea](/?tags=tea#collection) [21st Century Afternoon TeaCheck price](/rarities/raretea-21st-century-afternoon-tea)[Chinese Pu'erCheck price](/rarities/raretea-chinese-puer-tea)[GABA Taiwanese OolongCheck price](/rarities/raretea-gaba-taiwanese-oolong)[New Zealand Waikato OolongCheck price](/rarities/raretea-new-zealand-waikato-oolong) The story Six original Da Hong Pao bushes cling to the Jiulongke cliff in Wuyi Shan, China — 340+ years old. In 2007 the government retired them from commercial harvest; the 2005 auction of 20g fetched over $10,000. Everything sold as 'Da Hong Pao' today is cuttings — the mother trees' leaves are state gifts. Wuyi rock tea is called 'the king of teas' — roasted, mineral, orchid-scented, it tastes like the cliff it grew on. The mother-tree version is the difference between hearing about the cliff and standing on it. Almost no living person has tasted the real thing twice. Source & photo notes Source review date not recorded. Tea still life; not mother-tree Da Hong Pao. [Photo: Unsplash contributor](https://unsplash.com/photos/lQwzl0BGO7Y) [Explore tea](/?tags=tea#collection)[Explore all discoveries](/)[About RARA](/about)[For agents & developers](/developers.html)