Original Saada Six Tobacco
The Original Saada Six tobacco was named after the Regie's Saadiyat Laboratory. Developed with a blend of Bulgarian and Azmirly tobacco, planting commenced in 1973.
Features
A light golden color, popular in international markets, the tobacco has a smooth surface, is of excellent quality and yields good financial returns.
Bulgarian Seed Tobacco
Bulgarian Seed tobacco was introduced to Lebanon in 1920 but is now no longer used. Bulgarian Seed tobacco was widely planted in Southern Lebanon.
Features
The plants are grown using a funnel when a sapling and a mature plant grows between 42 and 46 leaves. 12-14 thousand saplings can be planted per acre and each acre can yield 120-140 kg of dry leaves. The plants prefer sandy and clay psaltery soil of medium mix and deep humidity with moderate organic materials.
Meouchi Tobacco
A foreign plant, Meouchi is no longer grown in Lebanon. It is a member of the Azmirly class of tobacco and it was originally brought to Lebanon in 1938.
Features
The plants are grown using a funnel when a sapling and can reach up to 160 cm in height. Each plant tends to produce between 28 and 32 leaves and prefer to be planted in mountainous soil between 600 and 1,000 meters above sea level. Up to 12,000 saplings can be planted in one acre and can produce between 90 and 110 kg of leaves per acre.
Shak El Bint Tobacco
Grown in Syria and of Turkish origin, Shak El Bint was introduced to Lebanon in 1946, but is no longer grown in the country.
Features:
Shak El Bint Tobacco has a distinctive spearhead-shaped sapling and can grow up to 120 cm tall, producing up to 16 leaves. The plant prefers to be planted between 400 and 800 meters above sea level. 10,000 saplings can be planted per acre and each acre can produce between 75 and 85 kg of leaves.