Oriental

General Info

  • Planting : End August to October 1st week
  • Marketing : March
  • Harvesting and curing/ Physical Charecteristics : Leaves "sweated" initially to promote necessary chemical changes and then dried in the sun. Cured in 14-21 days. Cured product varies from greenish-yellow to brown.
  • Environment : Requires shallow, relatively infertile, light soil to stunt growth and so produce small leaves with concentrated aroma and taste. Hot, dry climate to further accentuate development of desired quality characteristics.

Physical/Chemical Characteristics

  • Color : Lemon yellow to light yellowish   green
  • Leaf size : Medium
  • Nicotine % :  0.5 to 0.8
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