Propogation of camelias

I've been giving this one some thought Alison,

Firstly Camelias like acidic conditions so if you had "limey" compost it may have stopped them rooting.

think that they only ones my mum and dad ever had any luck with were either layered in the ground (well a pot near the ground) or air layered either way it's a 12 month job - they had about 20 odd in containers.

I'll have a look thru some of my books & see if they throw any light n the subject.

As to moving it, If it's a really big plant I don't think it will survive the move. At best it won't flower for a couple of years. the rootball will roughly (very roughly) be at the extent of the canopy so if the plant is 10 ft across so will the roots be.

If you can't get a cutting of this one I'd suggest that the only altenative would be to go to a specialist nursery & get a replacement & start again.

Try this link First

http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-0202/

Thanks Nick - will have a look at the link later when I'm not supposed to be working! Will let you know how I get on.