The diagram illustrates the process of tea production, from the initial stages of leaf growth and plucking to the final drying phase, resulting in different types of tea. The process involves various steps, including withering, rolling, crushing, fermentation, and drying, which determine the final type of tea produced, such as white tea, green tea, oolong tea, and black tea.
The process of tea production differs depending on the tea type people want. Firstly, the process starts from leafs that must grow in order to be plucked later. Further step includes wilting or in other words withering, after which white tea can be already manufactured taking the last step called oven drying. Going further, for the tee to be produced steaming must be implied, resulting in the rolling or crushing process, depending on tea type. Green tea can be already produced after oven drying is done. In contrast to oolong tea and leaf black tea requires slight and full fermentation accordingly, after which leafs are also dried.
Overall, tea production requires at least 4 steps and 6 maximum, depending on the tea type that are white, green, oolong or leaf black. Leaf growth, plucking, withering and oven drying are mandatory steps for the manufacturing.