Camellia japonica 'White Nun' flowers producing a good sized tree

producing a good sized tree to shelter under without creating heavy shade

Perhaps not the prettiest of trees planted as a single specimen

Avoid frost pockets and direct southern exposure

Originated in Buckinghamshire in 1825

well drained soils

Camellia japonica 'White Nun' flowers producing a good sized tree'White Nun' produces enormous, semi double, crystaline white flowers with gold stamens. Slow growing, upright to spreading shrub or very small tree with age. Oval, glossy, leaves and profuse winter to spring blooming in milder climates. Plant in a humous rich acid soil in a dappled light position, avoiding early morning sun and with shelter from cold winds.