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Maybe? I do not get seed pods here from my camellias so I have not accidentally removed them early. But normally, you are supposed to let them open in late summer or early fall when the pods naturally turn brown and also open. Since the pods are cut off and there is no way to put them back, you could carefully remove the seeds now from all brown pods or wait until the pods have almost completed the "browning" out. Seeds ready for planting should be brown and have something that looks like an eye on one end. Under ideal circumstances (ie, doing this in the fall), you would stand a better chance of success but you will just have to wing it and see if the seeds take. Don't feel bad about it. If I had not known about camellia seed pods and then found one, I too would have removed them. Enjoy! Even if the seeds do not take this year, you will get more in future years!!! Yeah! Here is a link that might be useful: Picture of a brown and open seed pod

Sorry to hear that, gypzee_mama. My overactive Golden Retriever did the same thing while chasing squirrels a couple of years ago. In my case, the plant died but it is hard to tell what will eventually happen since no two injuries are identical. Treat the plant with TLC, just as if it had been transplanted. You can put some Elmer's Glue on injuries where the dog damaged it so insects or fungal infections will not cause additional harm. Make sure the plant gets some sun; trim nearby bushes to allow sun to reach the camellia plants. Do not force the plant to awaken from its dormancy by fertilizing it now. In Spring, provide it fertilizer in the form of Liquid Seaweed, Fish Emulsion and/or SuperThrive only. Your plants are going to be in shock for a while and fertilizing plants that are in shock does not help. Seaweed and Fish Emlsion are weak fertilizers similar to coffee grounds. If there is leaf growth by May-June, add half a cup of cottonseed meal (or 1/2 what you normally apply) and fertilize no more for 2008. Maintain the soil as evenly moist as possible and keep 3-4" of mulch. If there is no growth by May-June, replace the plants. Good luck, Luis

Not necessarily as they must have come from somewhere else. I would have sprayed horticultural oils during the dormant season (winter) and then either horticultural oils or insecticidal soaps during the growing season to suffocate them. I would then plan on repeating them one or two more years and see if they are not needed afterwards. These are common pests in the northeast. They "appear" in hydrangeas around mid May or later and then move on to camellias later on as they move to warmer areas. https://extension.umd.edu/hgic/topics/cottony-camellia-scale-shrubs