My camellia plants lost a lot of leaves. How do I encourage the plant to gain foliage and become thick and healthy?

Question

I removed two feet of soil before transplanting and used acidify to increase acidity of soil.

Answer 1

Transplanting any plant can cause it to drop leaves. Baby it while it recovers and make sure it is getting the proper cultural needs. A light pruning normally would enourage growth, but since you moved it, I would wait.

Here's an article that will help:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/camellia/caring-for-camellias.htm