Addendum to my post -- the reason it was brief is Houzz keeps wiping out my posts unless I format a certain way. If I write and then put photo in - whole thing is gone. Long story -- no matter. Anyway - the thing about the root ball is, from what I've read, Camellias do not like their roots messed with. If I break up that root ball, the roots will be messed with big time. Would appreciate your very knowledgeable input...Thanks...