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Nuccio's Nurseries

4.9 (97 reviews)
Open 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
Updated 2 months ago

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I had a fun shopping spree while learning much about camellias at a special place called Nuccio's.

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Charlotte I.

I drove across Los Angeles during rush hour traffic to make it here and it was more than worth it! Not sure any higher praise exists. Nuccio's has the largest selection of camellias and azaleas that I've found yet. They've been family owned and operated since 1935 and when you visit, you can really tell how much love and care has gone into this place. I came in search of some more rare satsukis and Tom spent nearly an hour with me, walking through the nursery and telling me about the different varieties they have. He was extremely knowledgeable and helped me select plants that were likely to have more variegation / flower variety. They only accept cash, but the prices are unbeatable! $8-$10 for a gallon sized plant. Tom even gifted me 2 additional smaller plants that he thought I would like based on my prior selection. Thank you Tom!!! You can order plants from them online and have them mailed to you, but I highly recommend coming in person if you're able to, especially during the flowering months. I will definitely be back as soon as I can!

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Peng Y.

It's a pity that part of Nuccio's nursery was ruined by the wild fire. They still have quite some beautiful camellia survived and very worth a visit.

My Setsugekka
Shelley K.

To Jim and Tom: Thank you for your kindness to me over the years. You always gave me discounts because I cataloged Camellia books at the Huntington Library. It was always a treat going up to see all the beautiful Camellias and Azaleas. I will miss Nuccio's forever.

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Gary I.

I imagine Nuccio (noo cho) has every  kind of camellias & azaleas in the known world.  Huge acreage is devoted to the propagation and cultivation of these ideal for shade evergreen garden varieties. I love Camellia japonica & Camellia sasanqua for their colourful blooms of red, pink, white in delicate single, double flowers as well as some that look like delicate, chiffon, multi-petaled Peonies.  Their thick, glossy, shiny, dark green leaves look like gem quality nephrite. Nuccio's also has rare scented camellias. Most camellias, no matter how showy, have no scent. So Tom Nuccio, owner & expert horticulturalist, took me around to find the two delicately scented varieties that had flowers which are beautiful as well as having a perfumed fragrance. While we walked around, we talked about his travels to Italy as a college student and also going to Japan later in life since most of the camellias are of Japanese origin, hence the species name, japonica. Tom talked about seeing a 300 hundred year old camellia about a foot in diameter owned by the same family in Kyōto, the ancient capital for Japan for 1,200 years.   We both were in awe that many sites wherever you go in Italy & Japan are hundreds if not thousands of years old while in America, except Native American finds, we're impressed if it's 300 years old.   I got my one gallon sized Minato no Akebono/Harbour Dawn which is Camellia ryūkyūensis from the southernmost Japanese island archipelago, a vibrant pink, single petaled cousin of Japonica, and the pink, double peony-like High Fragrance, Camellia japonica. Tom and his helpmate were friendly, cordial, informative, knowledgeable. They accept cash or personal checks which show their trust in human nature.  If you want to see the majority of camellias in bloom so "What you see is what you get.", come during their blooming season which is late fall to late winter/end of February. Great place to get very specialized Camellias and azaleas in a profusion of varieties. Nuccio's the place to go. 5 stars

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