Camellias 3

Petal blight

This fungusDisease-causing flowers degenerated into mush and water can greatly damage the crop. Control with fungicides before bud break and remove any fallen petals from all infected bushes.

The Back

This can be a serious, perhaps fatal, problem. The leaves of young branches wither and brown then the tension begins to die back from the tip. A tumor develops, which eventually caused the ring barks stem death. If the crabs die distribution of the main roots of the plant can. Treatment withFungicides help, but not entirely successful. Overcrowding, poor drainage and poor ventilation can contribute to this problem and to facilitate a prerequisite for the spread of the disease.

Camellias are generally not attacked by insects particularly unusual, but the only run of the mill, aphids, scale, caterpillars, thrips and leaf rollers. The usual control measures are effective to camellias.

Bagworm can cause considerable damage at times. The Journal covered silk bag(See chart) are made by the fly larvae and females of the moth Liothula omnivore. The larvae feed from the pocket, take it with them for protection and camouflage. The manual collection is the simplest control is the use of insecticides is not justified except in cases of severe infestation.

Training

In addition to their normal habit bushy camellias are many suitable topics for training. The most common forms are the standard andTrellis.

Standards can be created in two ways. The easiest way to choose is a young plant with a single straight trunk and just remove the lower leaves appear, and all side shoots as they are. Bet of the main trunk as it grows and once it has reached to induce the desired height Nip points to growth, the branch that eventually form the head.

The process can be accelerated with the graft, but the mechanism is not so simple. Select a vigorous upright plant that produces rapidlyDefault root and species transplant on a selection of the amount he requested. Cleft grafting is the preferred method for the camellias, but I have found to be successful side wedge grafts. The graft is the only practical way to produce a standard of tears.

Espaliering is only a matter of choosing a suitable facility and the patience to wait long enough to see the results. There are various methods of training the branches to get the best coverage, but thinner and more flexible with camelliasStems (mainly Sasanquas) may be back with little effort. Remember, camellias are not natural climbers, trellis need to check the structure against which there are to be secured.

Other special shapes.

Camellias can be effective hedges, grown or shaved or informally. As a species, the tea plant Camellia can withstand frequent cutting to expect when undergoing modest growth.

Some camellias are suitable for use as ground cover, butusually only when they are young. Over time, all forms except the prostate develop in mounding shrubs rather than ground cover is real. Pegging the branches, the plants grow, as it is the only way to ensure this does not happen.

Camellias in containers

Camellias are well suited to container growing, but are quickly show signs of nutrient deficiency. Nothing seems less attractive than a bad chlorotic camellia in a pot very small. However, with regular fertilization and the rightthe size of the container camellias thrive and bloom heavily in a vase.

As with all plants in containers, remember that their roots are much less insulated from the elements that plants in the field. Ensure that containers camellias get regular water in summer and cold winter container traffic in the area protected for the winter to prevent freezing of the ground.