On Apr 15, 1:16*pm, TokyoB > wrote:
> Thought this was interesting:http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/04/...tea.php?page=2
>
> I'm sure some of the claims are true but to what extent? *The claims
> are 1) too much pesticides used on pu-erh 2) much pu-erh is claimed to
> be from ancient trees but isn't 3) pu-erh is frequently not as aged as
> claimed. *Thoughts everyone?

Any commodity crop, tea included.