The First ICS Award for a Historic Ornamental Camellia Tree

Congratulations to Caerhays Castle Garden UK for an ICS Award for a Historic Ornamental Camellia Tree Collection of eleven specimens including five specimens of Camellia sasanqua (planted between 1899-1902), two specimens of Camellia x vernalis 'Dawn' (planted between 1899-1902), one specimen of Camellia japonica 'Gauntlettii' ('Sodekakushi', planted 1902), and one specimen of Camellia japonica 'Akashigata' (Lady Clare', planted 1906). Significantly, the collection also includes two specimens of Camellia saluenensis (one pale form and one darker form respectively, planted circa 1920), originally sourced from China, and ultimately parent plants for first x williamsii hybridisation. The Award will be formally presented during the ICS Congress in Tokyo in 2025.