On 29 Feb 2004 22:42:53 -0800, (Han Chung) wrote:

You are lucky to still have 4 left. I have found that camellias as young as
that have a greater than 75% mortality rate if planted in the ground. The
nursery who sold them to you should not have done so.

If you buy 3 year old plants (75cm or so high), the mortality rate drops to less
than 10%

I was hoping to save a buck or two by going for the very young
Camellias, but I think in future, I'll be going for the more mature
ones.

Is this the case with Magnolias as well?

Magnolias have a better chance of survival when young than camellias.