ニュース＆イベント

Florence Crowder (88) left us on December 24, just before Christmas. She was a wonderful person, full of enthusiasm, and passionate about ancient camellia cultivars.

One of Japan’s oldest and most revered camellia trees, the Sanmen Tsubaki (the three-sides camellia) of Kumano Shrine, Massaki-cho, Ofunato City, will be recognised as a Significant Historic Ornamental Camellia Tree at the forthcoming ICS Congress in Tokyo in 2025.

Let me recap some key points. Our colleague Professor Tanaka is preparing the 2025 Japan Congress; Our new Treasurer, Jason Dean, started on June 1st; Sasanquas are a key species in the realm of ornamental camellias; The participations at flower shows promotes ICS and camellia societies also with younger people. 

As announced in the 2023 Congress, Clare Million, our current treasurer, has asked to be replaced. Clare has served since 2013, a long period then. We are profoundly grateful for her effort in managing a complex financial structure, with accounts in the US and UK, and moreover, remittances coming from the whole world.

Applications for ICS Global Awards for a Historic Ornamental Camellia Tree or for collections (<50 specimens) of Historic Ornamental Camellia Trees will be accepted from 30 June 2023.