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Camellia replanting
« on: February 21, 2012, 04:26 pm »
I'm sure I could look it up but I prefer advice from people who live here. When should I transplant a camellia bush/tree? There's one (maybe 5 fee tall?) along my back fence that doesn't get much light and I want to put it somewhere nice and sunny.

Also, we're building a chicken fence so the little birds will stop pooping all over the entire yard. It's going to be pretty shady inside the fence and there's not really any ground cover back there at the moment. Suggestions? Something bugs like or that chickens like and that will grow in the shade?

We have an abundance of straw covered with chicken poop if anyone wants it. Maybe your dogs would like to roll around in it, too!  :-\

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Re: Camellia replanting
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2012, 05:37 pm »
I'm no expert, but I think normally woody shrubs are best transplanted in the fall. I'd do it ASAP (if you're not willing to wait till next fall) in order to give it as much time as possible to get established before hot, dry weather.
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Re: Camellia replanting
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2012, 07:14 pm »
I just yelled down the hallway to Kevin and he said the same thing.  Sooner the better now, with last fall having been preferable. 

It may be stunted a bit this growing season but should pop back in all it's glory next season. 
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Re: Camellia replanting
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2012, 09:33 pm »
I would LOVE straw covered in chicken poop!!

 

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Re: Camellia replanting
« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2012, 08:47 am »
I would LOVE straw covered in chicken poop!!

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Re: Camellia replanting
« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2012, 09:58 am »
I would LOVE straw covered in chicken poop!!

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Re: Camellia replanting
« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2012, 10:26 am »
I would LOVE straw covered in chicken poop!!

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HFranks suggested I put a gate on the back fence and then you could come over and get poop any time you like.

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Re: Camellia replanting
« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2012, 01:34 pm »
I would LOVE straw covered in chicken poop!!

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It is an excellent idea. I also chicken sit when needed :)
HFranks suggested I put a gate on the back fence and then you could come over and get poop any time you like.

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Re: Camellia replanting
« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2012, 01:52 pm »

It is an excellent idea. I also chicken sit when needed :)


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Re: Camellia replanting
« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2012, 02:30 pm »

It is an excellent idea. I also chicken sit when needed :)


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Re: Camellia replanting
« Reply #10 on: February 22, 2012, 08:51 pm »
I would LOVE straw covered in chicken poop!!

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HFranks suggested I put a gate on the back fence and then you could come over and get poop any time you like.
You could just throw it over the fence with a pitchfork.
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Re: Camellia replanting
« Reply #11 on: February 23, 2012, 12:21 am »
There are two types of Camelias:  Camelia Japonica and Camelia Sasanqua.  In general, Japonicas have fatter more rounded leaves and Sasanquas have more narrow pointy leaves.  Japonicas cannot take full sun, they can sometimes adapt somewhat to full sun but the leaves get scorched and you won't have a happy plant.  They prefer morning sun and dappled shade during the hotter part of the day.  Sansanquas can take full sun but prefer it not be full on blazing sun.  Camelias can be somewhat difficult to transplant because the root ball seems to kind of fall apart if you're not careful.  If you want to move it, go ahead and do it, just get as big a root ball as you can and support it when lifting it from the hole keeping as much dirt around the root system intact during the process. 
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Re: Camellia replanting
« Reply #12 on: February 23, 2012, 12:04 pm »
There are two types of Camelias:  Camelia Japonica and Camelia Sasanqua.  In general, Japonicas have fatter more rounded leaves and Sasanquas have more narrow pointy leaves.  Japonicas cannot take full sun, they can sometimes adapt somewhat to full sun but the leaves get scorched and you won't have a happy plant.  They prefer morning sun and dappled shade during the hotter part of the day.  Sansanquas can take full sun but prefer it not be full on blazing sun.  Camelias can be somewhat difficult to transplant because the root ball seems to kind of fall apart if you're not careful.  If you want to move it, go ahead and do it, just get as big a root ball as you can and support it when lifting it from the hole keeping as much dirt around the root system intact during the process.
One of my camellias (the one that gets more sun) is covered in flowers. The one I want to move has flower buds. I don't want to kill it so maybe I'm better off waiting until the fall to move it? It's probably not going to die where it is but it's not going to flourish. It's under a magnolia tree on one side and a pine tree on the other so there's hardly any sun getting to it at all.

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Re: Camellia replanting
« Reply #13 on: February 23, 2012, 12:06 pm »
Camellia flowers are pretty.  Cut the other trees down.

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Re: Camellia replanting
« Reply #14 on: February 23, 2012, 12:52 pm »
Camellia flowers are pretty.  Cut the other trees down.
But the other trees are tall and block the view of the house behind me.  :(~ You'd know that if you were ever on the back porch!  |@|