Japanese name "Bush-Camellia", actually means "wild camellia". Chinese name means "Japanese wild tea"
The character "椿" for Tsubaki (Camellia) consists of "木" and ”春", which respectively means, "tree" and "spring". In China, the same character indicates totally different tree.
 |
| Yabu-tsubaki, 藪椿, 山茶花(ch), Wild Japanese camellia, Camellia Japonica As ornamental flower tree, this species is one of the most important mother species of cultivated camellia. Yabu-tsubaki means, literary "bush camellia", which shows this species habitat well and also as gene, it shows 'wild camellia". https://www.flickr.com/ |
 |
| Yabu-Tsubaki, Doho park, Tsukuba, Ibaraki https://www.flickr.com/ |
 |
| https://www.flickr.com/ Camellia sasanqua 'Autumn Moon' flowering by the koi pond at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden |
 |
| Wild camellia has fairly wide variety in various points. Flower colors are from pink to deep or blackish red. This tree's flower is quite pinkish and bigger flower. https://www.flickr.com/ |
 |
| The Katori Shrine, 香取神社, Small village shrine that can be called "Camellia shrine, with big trees and Camellia trees. https://www.flickr.com/ |
 |
| Higo Tsubaki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan https://www.flickr.com/ |
 |
| Kuro-tsubaki (黒ツバキ) meaning "Black Camellia", cv. of Camellia japonica, Originated by Tokyo Nursery, Tokyo, Japan, 1896 - This Camellia has very dark, blackish-red flowers, they are small, only 1-2 inches, Plants have a dense, semi-dwarf growth. There are also some newer varieties with larger blackish flowers, such as 'Black Magic', a tall shrub, sometims even small tree, or 'Night Rider' a hybrid of C. x williamsii 'Ruby Bells' smile emoticon C. saluenensis x C. japonica 'Fuyajo') and C. japonica 'Kuro Tsubaki'.) https://www.flickr.com/ |
As this is so much typical and common in warm temperate zone in Japan, in German plant sociology, this zone is named "Yabu-tsubaki class", assigning this species as index species.
Seed oil is very good for cosmetic use with excellent quality. It is interesting that in the west, olive is commonly utilized, and olive has similar ecotype of leaves, evergreen with thick gloss layer. The difference is the layer is for enduring draught, on the other hand that of camellia is against cold weather.
 |
| As camellia oil has not industrialized, so oil price is very much expensive, then it rarely used for foods. https://www.flickr.com/ https://www.flickr.com/ |
 |
| In order to endure the winter low temperature leaves have thick glossy layer which shines beautifully under dim forest bed of evergreen big trees. https://www.flickr.com/ |
 |
| Japanese Camellia (Camellia japonica, 'Pink Perfection') https://www.flickr.com/ |
 |
| Japanese camellia - tsubaki, Hisako TANAKA, 山茶花 https://www.flickr.com/ |
Muy bonitas camelias e interesante información. Gracias por compartir.
AtsakytiPanaikinti