大理茶花基地建立在具有“茶花之城”的大理古城内。它的前身是市建设局的一个小型花圃,任务是为城市绿化、美化服务,一九八五年初,才转为专门发展茶花生产与进行茶花科研的基地。它占地4.95亩,现有茶花圃树852株,品种约60个(不包括48个华东山茶),年生产茶花千株以上;目前,正在积极探讨缩短茶花生产周期的准备工作。大理茶花基地筹建初期第一步是在大理地区搜集古老的茶花栽培品种;第二步是逐步向外地、以及科研单位引进外地栽培品种和山茶花新品种,最后进行了山 Dali camellia base built in the ancient city of Dali with “Camellia City”. Its predecessor was a small flower garden of the Municipal Construction Bureau, whose mission was to green the city and beautify the service. Only in early 1985 was it converted into a base specializing in the production of camellia and the research of camellia. It covers an area of ​​4.95 acres, the existing tea tree nursery 852, about 60 varieties (excluding 48 East China camellia), in the production of more than a thousand Camellia; At present, are actively discussing the shortened the production cycle of Camellia preparations. The first step in the preparation of Dali Camellia Base is to collect ancient Camellia cultivars in Dali area. The second step is to gradually introduce new varieties of cultivated varieties and camellia to other places and scientific research units. Finally,