There are easier things to propagate than camellias. In my nursery days when I had access to the nursery mist bench, it didn't seem at all difficult. For most varieties in most years, 100% success or very close was the norm for all but a handful of varieties. Then I retired and it all became … Continue reading Air layering.
Month: November 2024
An old friend at Trewithen.
A few years ago I realised that the Mount Edgcumbe plants of Camellia sasanqua 'Fukuzutsumi' and Camellia oleifera were in fact the same and that neither name was correct. It led eventually to the name Camellia sasanqua 'Tago-no-tsuki' and to a back story riddled with gaps which suggested the variety had been imported into the … Continue reading An old friend at Trewithen.
Notes from the park – 9/11/2024
I was back up at Mount Edgcumbe on Tuesday of this week, the 5th of November. There were quite a lot of camellias flowering, mostly sasanquas but some other things as well. Here's a montage of some of them. I also posted a video to YouTube: https://youtu.be/jb8a0Ix6wkg The varieties in the montage above are:Row 1 … Continue reading Notes from the park – 9/11/2024
Jim's Camellias 