Would Camellia or Magnolia Stellata cope better with dry conditions?

I bought 3 Magnolia Stellata about 3 years ago from Lldls! God knows what root stock they are on all I know is they have grown huge (about 4ft 6ins high x 10 ft wide). This is good and bad. They have outgrown their allotted space and altho I know they don't like being moved 1 Magnolia has to get shifted and a Camellia needs to move too. I am far too old to start creating another shrub bed so the 2 will have to go where there is space. 1 space is partly under the canopy of a massive Copper Beech which over hangs the shrub bed but isn't in it if this makes sense. Consequently this space gets pretty dry during the summer months. Which of the 2 shrubs would cope better in this spot? My guess would be the Camellia but I may well be wrong.

 

Hmmmm.....I saw a Stellata earlier this summer that was at least 20ft high and almost the same in spread Silu. I had always thought they were small trees but not any more. If yours have the same growth you'll need more than a new bed for them.

 

Gawd @Sheal. I grew 1 in my previous garden and it was quite petite and didn't grow like flaming Topsey. I wonder what's happened!? Hmmmm would anybody like a semi mature Magnolia Stellata!? Perhaps I should try and sell 2 of the 3 I have on Ebay? Well, seems people will buy just about anything and I did manage to sell a broken concrete lintel on Ebay (only listed it cos the builder joked that I should and someone bought it for 99p which got rid of a problem of how to get rid of it!).

 

You win some you lose some unfortunately Silu. Is it worth hanging on to one just to see how it goes or should I say grows?

It's amazing what people will buy, at the right price of course.