This year I purchased 5 camellia plants from several different places, including an online retailer which is also a plant nursery in NC just like Camellia Forest Nursey; from a local nursey in NJ; from homedepot.com. I would like to say Camellia Forest Nursey has the best camellia. The plant arrived in 3 days and was carefully packed (also a credit to UPS guy for gentle treatment during the long drive); the camellia was in great condition: it looks very healthy; the plant stalk was thick and strong (it makes me believe that this is really a 3 gallon pot plant); and most important of all, it has already a dozen flower buds! My feeling is that this plant was well taken care of and therefore it looks great. I cannot wait to see the blooming in next spring. After trying different plant sources, I would like to recommend Camellia Forest Nursey for their good quality plant they provide. The cost may be a little bit higher than others; however, it gives the best plant and this makes the money spent all worth it. read more

Camellia Forest Nursey - Camellia repotted in the same day of receiving. Looks great and has lots of flower buds already. - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Chapel Hill, North Carolina

They have an extensive and fascinating collection of plants for sale. Besides camellias, they usually have interesting bonsai material and uncommon evergreen shrubs for screening. read more

great tea plants and fast delivery, im very happy with the health of plants i received.

I had 2 boxes get lost in shipping. From the time I let CFN know it was non stop help. They contacted the shippers and got everything handled to get the boxes to me. Unfortunately one plant came loose during shipping, which CFN sent a new one. Hands down if they have a plant I want, I will be back to support this upstanding business. read more

Camellia Forest Nursey - Variety of tea plants from CFN in good condition. After being shipped across the United States. - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Great selection at affordable prices. I enjoyed just walking around and seeing all the beautiful flowers.

Great place. Large selection of camellias. They really know their stuff. Friendly and helpful.

They had a great selection of the harder-to-find cold hardy camellias and they communicated promptly when they needed to substitute a smaller size for one plant. The shipment arrived exactly when I had specified, was packed *extremely* well, and the plants were much larger than I expected for the pot size and were in excellent condition - as good or better than anything I would find at my local nursery. I will absolutely order from them again. read more

It is hard to find camellias in stores in North NJ; therefore, I have to order them online. It is my second purchase from this company, and I could not be more happy. Plants are healthy and well packaged. My first purchase was three years ago, and all 12 plants are doing well. This time I ordered four more, and they look beautiful. Those plant are my pride and joy. Thank you for bringing it to me. read more

I have purchased camellias and other plants from this nursery and appreciate the unique offerings and good prices. Plants have all been winners for me. read more

Anyone with any experience dealing with small specialty nurseries know that they will have shortfalls. That's doubly the case for nurseries that grow their very specialized stock. If an insect infestation or a spray mishap stunts or kills the stock, there's simply no way for that nursery to supply their customers. As long as they credit me with the money, I just mark it up as a cost of doing business with small family businesses that supply a specialty product. If that's not an acceptable cost, I would recommend going to a brick and mortar nursery to pick out the plants you want. I've bought plants from Camellia Forest every year for the past 10 years. They're amongst the healthiest and biggest mail order plants I've ever gotten for the price. They have always been responsive and transparent for me. They also have the largest collection of cold hardy camellias and a wonderful selection of Asiatic shrubs and trees. I have no association or relationship to the owners of Camellia Forest, other than as a happy customer who hate to see this wonderful business slandered online without rebuttal. I should also note that the 1 star person also left the only negative feedback for Camellia Forest on GardenWatchdog, which has 66 positive feedbacks and 2 neutral feedback as of the date of this post. read more

Worst nursery ever. Horrible customer service - rude beyond belief. I ordered three camellias from these folks. I planned my entire garden around these three expensive small trees. A lovely woman spent a good 45 minutes with me helping me to choose which ones were best for my location, and giving me information on how to amend the soil to ensure the plants did their best. Just at the time to ship, I got a brusque and cavalier message from another woman telling me that they didn't have my plants. No apology, no mention of what happened, no offer to help me choose new plants or suggestions as to how or when I might be able to get new plants or perhaps the same varieties but in a different size - nothing. Soviet Union customer service. I called and left a message saying I was flabbergasted to hear that they had sold the plants I ordered but had not offered any apology or assistance. I said, like ordering a living room couch, I had really planned the whole garden around these specimens, and that I figured that probably, if they sold couches, and had spent 45 minutes helping me decide which one to buy to be the centerpiece of my living room, they would not have just called and said "oh well, we don't have your couch - too bad." I asked if they could call me back and offer me some assistance or at least some information as to what happened. (maybe they had a whole bunch of plants struck down by disease, or maybe they would have more in in 2 months - who knew.) I got a lovely message from a man named David apologizing and telling me to call him to see what we could work out. I was very hopeful. So I did call, and got the initial lovely woman. But this time she was not lovely. She called me names, told me she was just an employee and what did I want her to do, told me that they were completely out of plants, but that since I was so awful, I should go elsewhere to get mine anyway. Completely bizarre. She actually asked me what I hoped to accomplish by talking to her, and I told her the above. (that I had hoped to find a work around, maybe get the same plants in a smaller size, or a different variety, or at least to find out what happened. And to find out if they really were not capable of guaranteeing that if I ordered again my plants would be shipped, because they have a retail component as well, and so maybe they really don't hold plants for internet customers.) You know - to be treated like a human being, or, possibly even a valued customer. No such luck. For wanting to know what happened to my order, and asking for actual customer service as opposed to a cavalier dismissal, I got name-called and told they were a small company with only three people, they had no more plants, and I should take my business elsewhere. Oh, and the kicker - the caller who was so cavalier, that I thought must have been someone extra they hired to help with the phones during the busy season - she apparently is "one of the original owners," whatever that means. I can see why they are a small company, and I expect that they will stay a small company, or go out of business, given the worse than zero customer service they provide. If I could give them a minus-star rating I would. It is sad, because I was really looking forward to those camellias, and I've already bought the soil amendments and had everything ready. And they were so nice when they were trying to sell me the plants. Once they did not have anything to sell me, that changed in a heartbeat. These people are just bizarre. Unreliable and mercurial to say the least. Don't order from them if you hope to get your plants, and definitely don't plan your entire garden around specimens you think you've ordered from them, because they have absolutely no commitment to ensuring that you receive what you order. read more

Your best bet when looking for rare or unusual Camellias or garden plants. I have mail ordered from them for over 10 years and have never encountered any problems. The plants you receive are healthy and packed carefully. read more

Worst dishonest nursery ever. The elderly female owner is very sneaky. She took us to an area with mixed & unhealthy plants. We drove a long way for this visit. So, just pick one of the best of the dying Camellia ($48) & 2 stick look alike Osmanthus ($25 x 2) instead of go home empty handed. We realized that we paid too much for this crock later. The much bigger and healthier similar plants at Homewood Garden Nursery only cost half of what I paid at Camellia Forest Nursery. read more

I've bought plants both online and in person at the nursery. Nothing but good experiences to report. My only negative is that their website is not up to date, as they often have a far more extensive inventory and selection than the website shows. If you are looking for a specific plant in particular, I would email them for availability. Very helpful staff both over the phone and in person. I like rare woody plants, and this nursery is easily in my top five. read more

Contradictory and confusing statements, very minimal information given to customers on plants. Even their website is a big mess with question marks (literally); it feels like they are just guessing at the cold hardiness of many of their plants, without any sort of guarantee for the customer in case they guessed wrong and the plant dies in the customer's hardiness zone. read more

I received two camellias from Camellia Forest this week. I ordered the $27 plants rather than the $16 plants hoping for larger plants. I received two twigs one around 12 inches and the other 14 inches. I live in a state that borders their state. These two plants plus shipping cost me $69. Unless you are looking for something that can't be found anywhere else, I suggest you purchase elsewhere. These plants will take years before they will ever bloom due to their size. I emailed Camellia Forest and expressed my disappointment. They told me they were slow growers...what a rip off! read more

I have ordered quite a few plants (mostly camellias) from Camellia Forest Nursery for over 30 years, since I lived at my parents house in Marietta, GA and also for my own houses over the years. I've always been 100% satisfied with the plants. Many of the camellias that are sold by Camellia Forest Nursery were developed/selected there. Once established, they essentially took care of themselves (camellias usually need watering for the first three summers at least). A few years ago there was a serious months long drought in the Atlanta area. My mom was getting up in years and wasn't able to do much in the yard at that point, but when I went back to visit her the camellias looked great and were blooming while most everything else looked like toast. Camellia Forest Nursery also has a listing of other trees and shrubs with some really unusual selections such as Illiciums (including 'Forest Green' which I tried to find elsewhere for ages). Never have had a chance to visit their nursery, but would love to if I'm in the area. read more