What tree/what are these?

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Hello!

This is my parents' garden. This tree has been in the garden since I was a kid.

It's never had these things growing on it before, though..

any ideas?





as always, thank you!

 

PS, bush is probably a better word than tree.

 

The leaves look like a camellia and i just googled and aparently they do produce fruits that look like that now and then.

 

It's definitely a Camellia.

 

What are the fruits for? Or just ornamental?

 

they are the seed pods really

so they are just for seed production

 

So in November I planted these seeds, and they've started to sprout..

 

Good luck with your seed growing - that's *proper* gardening that is! I see it is sprouting nicely so that it will continue to thrive. Camellia from seed

 

Are they that hard to grow from seed? It's a good job they're at my parents' house, else I'd water it to death probably.

 

It looks healthy enough at the moment Kyle. Here's some info for you....

https://www.rhs.org.uk/Advice/profile?pid=327

 

very cool, I've never considered growing them from seed there's a gorgeous Camellia I once saw in the next town over which I keep meaning to take a cutting off of, it's huge with massive flowers like pink water lilies!

 

From memory it was as big around as a minibus and quite tall but I think that one might be taller

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