The harvest calendar, month by month
When to go, and what is actually ripe when you arrive.
October to December
The western foothills start first: Gukeng and Dongshan pick from October, and by November the low farms are in full swing.
Alishan begins later, usually the second week of November, and the highest plots can wait until December.
There is no single harvest season in Taiwan. There are eight, staggered down the island.
January to March
The east coast finishes last. Luye can still be picking in March, which makes it the best late-season option.
By April almost everything is milled, and what you taste is last season's crop.
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