Gao explains that most oolongs take about 8,000 “ two leaves and a tip ” to make one catty of finished tea, but the new leaf buds after the spring harvest, especially after being chewed on by the green leafhopper, add up to between 16,000 and 24,000 per catty, raising the unit cost and the price.
高肇昫表示，一般烏龍約採 8,000 朵可以製成一台斤茶，但經過小綠葉蟬吸食的，因為是春茶採過後的新芽再加上「損傷」，得要採收 1 萬 6,000～2 萬 4,000 朵才能做成一台斤茶，單位成本提高，價格自然上揚。