I've been a customer of Camellia Forest Nursery since the early 1980's and consider the nursery excellent and the staff friendly, honest, and professional. I've bought numerous camellias from them but am not familiar with the variety you mentioned. However, you should be able to find a description, and possibly a picture of it, on the Camellia Forest Website. Oddly enough, my favorite Camellia Forest plant is not one of their fine camellias but a redwood (_Sequoia sempervirens_), which I purchased around 1980. In almost thirty years, the redwood has grown from a wee bairn into a towering specimen that I stand in awe of.

David Parks is the owner of Camellia Forest. He is a great guy and excellant at locating cold hardy camellias.I have known David as a personal friend for years too numerous to count. We order camellias from him on a regular basis, and I have never had a problem. Best I remember April rose was introduced by Camellia Forest. David's father, Dr. Clifford Parks is one of the main hybridizers of cold hardy camellias.Dr. Ackerman is the other

Thanks for the helpful information! I can't wait for spring and the opportunity to plant my first camellia.

I'd like to offer a word of advice regarding the outdoor planting of a camellia that has been cultivated in a warmer USDA Zone than the zone in which you garden. You will be wise to wait until all danger of frost has passed before planting the camellia in Zone 6B. There is the possibility of severe, and possibly fatal, "zonal shock" if you plant a camellia outdoors that has been cultivated in a warmer zone than your own before it has a chance to be acclimated to a cooler environment. This observation is from personal experience. Hope it makes sense.

I am planning to pick April Rose up from Camellia Forest on my way through NC in a few weeks. It will be my first purchase from them so I cannot comment on the plant nor the vendor. They do have favorable rating on Garden Watchdog.

Kathy

Here is a link that might be useful: Garden Watchdog

Quantities of nursery stock is trucked from the south to the north every spring. A plant's genes determines where it will be hardy. Where southern origin stock of an otherwise hardy plant can be damaged is when the northern climate it is sent to is not as seasonally advanced as the one it came from. If the specimen has entered a spring growth phase before being shipped it arrives in the colder climate with less than its full degree of hardiness.

I've gotten several great plants from Camellia Forest, including beautiful camellias as well as many other rare shrubs and perennials. I recommend them highly.

I will be traveling to North Carolina in a few weeks near Charlotte Could someone tell me what City, etc that Camellia Forest is located. I will be in the Carolinas for about 5 weeks and would love to visit if near the Charlotte area. Thanks James Maloy, fl

Camellia Forest is in Chapel Hill, NC. Actually, it seems to be closer to Carrie, but the address is Chapel Hill. I talked to David Parks last week, and they have increased a lot of inventory recently. I can't wait to visit again myself.