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Camellia Sasanqua (Sasanqua Camellia) – Espalier

The Camellia Sassanqua is a plant that is native to China and Japan. The known history of this plant goes back to the Japanese Edo period where cultivars of this plant started to be recorded by Ihei Ito. The Japanese do not consider a true Camellia as they refer to it as Sazanka. The plant was not known in the West until 1820 when Captain Richard Rawes of the East India company brought back samples. The plant itself starts to flower in in Autumn and Winter time, producing a lovely variety of pink roses. The maximum height this plant can grow to is 2.5 m – 4 m and the ultimate sideways spread is 1.5 m – 2.5 m. The plant is acceptable to the British climate but only has a hardiness rating of H4 so make sure to shelter it during an unexpected cold snap. Potential pests and diseases can affect this plant so make sure to take care. Maintaining this plant with pruning group 1 and 8 is advisable.

Latin Name: Camellia Sasanqua – Espalier
English Name: Sasanqua Camellia
Species: Theaceae
Genus: Camellia

Foliage Type: Evergreen.
Foliage: Green-Pink
Flower: Pink Flower
Flowering Period: Autumn – Winter

Suggested Location: Outdoor.
Suggested Soil Type: Well-Drained, moist but well drained. Chalk. Clay. Loam. Sand.
Suggested Exposure to Sunlight: Full Sunlight or Partial Shade.
Suggested Exposure to Weather: Sheltered.
Hardiness Rating: High (H4)
Lowest Temperature Tolerance: -10 °C to -5 °C (14 °F to 5 °F)
Cultivation: Suitable for woodland and acidic soils. Position in a site sheltered from cold, dry winds and early morning sun as buds and flowers may be damaged by cold winds and late frosts see camellia cultivation
Propagation: Propagate by leaf bud or semi-hardwood cuttings; propagate by grafting in late winter
Suggested Uses: Hedging & Screens Architectural City & Courtyard Gardens Cottage & Informal Garden Patio & Container Plants
Maintenance: Pruning group 1 or 8
Habit: Columnar/Upright
Final Height: 2.5 m – 3 m (8.2 ft – 9.8 ft)
Final Sideways Spread: 1.5 m – 2 m (4.9 ft – 6.6 ft)
Pests: May be affected by camellia gall, aphids, cushion scale and vine weevil
Diseases: May be affected by honey fungus, phytophthora root rot, camellia gall, camellia leaf blight, camellia yellow mottle virus and flowers may be infected by camellia petal blight
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January fundamental tasks for your Garden Plants

January is a very cold month as we are on the  middle of the winter. For all of us January is the month to start a new period of life with a lot of new objectives.

Why not start the 2016 taking more care about your garden and cultive a beautiful Garden Plants on it?

We understand the last thing that you are thinking to do is going outside a normal day snowing with a temperature minus 0 and with the darkness of the short days it can be very hard. If you want to take pleasure in your garden and enjoy the rest of the year you must do this effort. It will be more easy stay at home lying on the couch with a blanket and watching a movie. But remember if you want to achieve your goals and our garden produce beautiful results in spring you have to be consistent and work hard.

Basically January tasks you should not neglect are those of maintenance, such as pruning and planting new plants.

General information

  • If it not freezes you must irrigate regularly fences especially this one’s with evergreens.
  • After a huge snowing is recommendable take out the snow of bushes, especially of the conifers to avoid that branches will break.
  • The month of January is ideal to put on anti-pest on trees and with that avoid pests.
  • Avoid and remove the leaves of Autumn around plants of early flower.
  • The most important start to think what you want to plant to your garden and how you want that looks like next season. January you can plant trees and deciduous shrubs but as long as the ground is not cold or wet. You can also plant seasonal flowering plants.
  • We should never prune plants that bloom in winter, flower production could be affected and it is always recommendable to prune after flowering.
  • In very cold areas, where there are frequent frosts, it is recommended to postpone pruning until winter is over, as wetness could penetrate and damage the plant.
  • Compost the yew-tree, boxwood, holly.
  • Is recommendable put a little bit more of turf on hydrangeas.
  • It is time to plan our plantings for the arrival of the spring that is the season that flowers start to flourish. Remember it is the ideal time to plant fruit trees and roses.
  • The cold causes hardening of the substrate, is important keep fluff and padding with pine bark to prevent is compacted.

Remember the first month of the year is very important to make your garden look perfect when spring arrives.

An old proverb says: “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the second best time is now.”