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Sasquana Shishigashira Leaf Deformity
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Posted by celtkirk (My Page) on Mon, Oct 20, 08 at 2:38
| Hi there, This is my first post. Today I noticed unusual siamese twin leaves on my Shishigashira. Not sure of another term. I haven't found any info on the web yet on the rarity or cause. Any ideas? Thanks.
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RE: Sasquana Shishigashira Leaf Deformity
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Hello, celtkirk. I would not worry too much about it if it is just one double leaf. It could be problems due to drifting of insecticides & fungicides or it could be an error in the genes. Camellias hybrids sometimes have flowers of different colors on the same shrub so I assume the color issue is some form of DNA predisposition that creates a sport in a section of the plant only. This type of problem does not happen to all camellias but rather to selected varieties.
I have C. Shishigashira too but I have not noticed the double leaf pattern in your plant. I will try to observe it more closely as soon as a reseeding annual vine that is entangling it dries out for winter; I can barely see the thing from afar now but I know it is there... Hee hee hee.
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