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Can I plant this Camelia here ?

I have another Camelia doing well and thought I’d plant anew one on the other side , behind a magnolia tree - the Camelia is touching the magnolia and I don’t really want to prune the magnolia as I have just cut off half of it to make it into a tree and less shrub like and got a nice shape at the top . 
Is it ok if they touch - or should I find another place for the new Camelia ?

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  • It isn't ideal for them to touch and it looks to me as if the Magnolia is liable to end up touching the fence in a couple of years, too. If that Magnolia is also under another tree--which looks quite like a conifer from the first photo--then you have little option but to move the Magnolia. I don't know how well they move in spring; perhaps others will have experience. Personally, I'd suggest that you keep both plants in situ for now and aim to dig out and move the Magnolia in October. You'll need to dig well around it to ensure a large rootball if possible. That way you solve the problem by leaving the Camellia where it is but moving the Magnolia.
  • selinasallyselinasally Posts: 166
    @Cambridgerose12 Thanks for the advice- so the tree behind is a very old pear tree- gnarled by ivy ... I think it will come down at some point- we will be having the garden done at some point so almost everything will be being dug up- but I had already bought this Camelia, a Daphne and a euphorbia - so need to plant them before they get pot bound ...
  • That's all right, they will sit in the ground fine until the time to move arrives. Old pear trees can be rather wonderful, and are good for wildlife too--have you thought of clearing out the ivy to see how it looks? It might be a really interesting tree, in the end.
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