| To reproduce the cultivar you have, it must be done vegetatively...via cuttings. It's a slow process, and there are some special techniques. I've attached just one of many helpful fact sheets that you could find on the internet. Yes, Camellias produce seeds and they can be collected in the fall as the 'nut' or 'pod' ripens and begins to split. However, any seedlings that may be produced from this method will be as different from parents as are the progeny of any sexual combination. |
Here is a link that might be useful: camellia propagation
| I would recommend putting air layers on some of the limbs. It is fun and easy, and now is the perfect time of year while the plant is growing. By autumn after it has formed a rootball you cut it off, and voila -- you have a nicely branched plant to place in a pot and let it root out some more before putting in the garden. It will be identical to the parent, and often will bloom the first year. A fellow here made 100 of them on a single plant last year (a large one) and all of them took! Instructions are on the website in the previous post, as well the site listed below which has some pix. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Airlayering instructions
| Depends how "big" we are talking about. It may be more practical to propagate from smaller cuttings off the big branch. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Propagating Camellias
| It sounds like they are seedlings, in which case you can transplant them when they have a few leaves (3 or 4). By then, if you gently tug them, the roots will resist a little and will have developed enough to move. You may want to review the article in the link below. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Growing Camellias By Seed by SCCS
