The invention belongs to the technical field of planting, and specifically relates to a tea tree planting method. The method comprises the following steps: selecting a planting field, establishing a tea garden, transplanting tea seedlings, planting shade trees, establishing grassland, managing saplings, and managing after picking tea. Grass seeds are uniformly sown in the field, to cultivate the grassland. Thus, vapor content in a ground proximity section where tea trees live is increased, proportion of scattered light in the section is improved, proportion of nutrient substances in tea is adjusted, content of pigment is reduced, and quality of tea is improved. After the grassland is harvested, grass can be used as a fodder or a raw material of an organic fertilizer, so that land resourcesare rationally used. Firs are planted in the tea garden as the shade trees of the tea garden. Growing conditions of the tea trees in natural environment are artificially created, so buds and leaves sprout early, round seals late, buds and leaves are stout and strong, leaf texture is soft, and yield and quality are improved. The firs have drought control and water retention effects.