Camellia pot plant

[PeterH]

I have had this Camellia for a while. I dug it from my garden and then removed some heavy branches from the base. Unfortunately the removal resulted in part of the trunk dying which is why their is a couple of bad scares on the lower trunk.

I keep this tree just for the flowers not for its technical qualities as a Bonsai.

Regards,

Peter

[Neli]

Peter, Very nice!
What do you think caused the die back? Rot? Or maybe they have some kind of life vains like some plants...(Buddleja)...where a root is connected to a branch?
Do the leaf reduce?

[PeterH]

Neli,

I suspect that the die back was caused by either digging to close to the trunk or by not letting it recover long enough before working on it.
I have not been able to reduce the leaf size.

Regards,
Peter

[Damian Bee]

Like it very much Peter nice one.

I have a seedling of Hiryu, it has not yet flowered but it has smaller leaves than the parent and was the best of 20 or so seedlings, (flowers aside ). I get some reasonable results with leaf size by pinching out shoots once they get to 2-3 leaves (dependant on internode length).

Have you tried C.transnokoenensis?
Small leaf, (approx 20mm long) and small single white flowers with yellow centre.

[Neli]

Thanks Peter...Need to know what not to do!

[jadecuphey87]

Love the flowers they are beauties.

[PeterH]

Its that time of year agian.

Front and back this time and another camellia in flower(smaller variety).

Regards

Peter

[Neli]

Waw! This are rees to be proud of.

[Isitangus]

Great examples

[NathanM]

Wow, love them both mate!! A Camellia's are one of my favourite species!!

[Jason]

Very lovely peter, thankyou for sharing