an increasing trendp < 0.05
In general, the EGCG3′′Me contents showed an increasing trend with the leaf maturity from the bud and first leaf to the sixth leaf to a certain extent, and the content of EGCG3′′Me in the bud and first leaf was lower (p < 0.05) than that of other parts of the tea shoots, whereas EGCG, ECG, and TC levels in the different stages of leaf maturity presented a reverse trend.