International Camellia Society (ICS) have just started giving awards for Historic Ornamental Camellia Trees.
Caerhays applied in 2023 for the 11, 100-125 year old camellia plants on the castle walls, planted between 1897 and 1904.
This video covers these 11 plants
0:00 – Introduction
1:58 – Plants No. 1 -3 (pink and white) – filmed in October 24 (125 year old)
9:56 – Plants No. 4 & 5 (pink and white) – filmed first week of November 24 ((125 year old))
13:09 – Plants No. 6 & 7 C. sasanqua vernalis ‘Dawn, filmed mid November 24 (100 – 120 year old)
15:46 – Plants No. 8 C. japonica ‘Sode-gashuki’, filmed mid November 24 (120 year old)
18:10 – Plants No. 9 – 10 C. saluenensis filmed late December 2024 (100 years old) parent plant to all x williamsii camellias in the world today.
21:00 – Plant No. 11 C. japonica ‘Lady Clare’ (120 years old)
