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Hello, Back in the spring I planted 6 Azaleas underneath 2 Maple trees. Over the summer despite watering the Azaleas, 3 of them have died. Where should I relocate them to? I appreciate our suggestions. Thank you, Murph

Get a soil test before you plant them any place. They need acidic soil.
And mine do best planted near a tall pine tree or where they get at least 1/2 day sun.

One other thing...when you planted them did you seperate the roots and spread them in you planting hole? All roots need to be spread when planted to learn to search for nutients & moisture....if left in the "ball" they may only grow in circles & end up dying.

And, they may be competing with the maple trees. Maple roots are quite shallow. I'm surprised you were able to dig under the maple trees.

Where in the world are you?
What kind of soil do you have"
What was the soils pH?

Azaleas, like all members of the Rhododendron family, are understory plants of the forest but not the deep forest. They need a soil well endowed with organic matter that is evenly moist but well drained. I have seen Azaleas and Rhododendrons growing with Acer (maples) species in some botanical gardens, even though all the experts say no to that.
http://www.capecodextension.or...%20Rhododendrons.pdf

Thank you for the helpful information. I live in southern New Jersey. I will get a soil test. (Hard to find a garden center in our area that performs soil test's but I will look for one.) I had a similar problem with 4 Rhododenrons until I transferred them to a woodded area. Thanks again, I appreciate it. Murphman

Murph...call your local county extension office to see if they do soil tests.
Mine collects them & sends them to the UofGa. for the testing. We get the results in about a week and ours only cost $6 ea. through them. Our office also has a soil probe you can borrow to collect your samples. Make sure you take up dirt from several places in the area & mix the dirt all together for you sample. Ours also has little collection bags to put the sample in for shipping to the U.

Murphman, Rutgers does soil testing in New Jersey. They are one of the more expensive university labs, but you do get knowledgeable recommendations for correcting problems that you probably would not get from other sources.

PA here. Our azaleas did fine on the east side of the house. Morning sun.
South and west side---not good.
One on north side (partially shaded late afternoon) doing fine.
Azaleas and rhodos need water: gallon every few days during a drought.

Thank you for the soil test suggestions. I will look into each of the suggestions. Thank you ! Murphman

The extension service is a wealth of information, mostly free for the asking. They'll have lists of plants and trees for your area and should be able to answer lots of questions. Make use of them.

Thank you everyone for your helpful advice. I relocated the Azaleas and had a soil test performed to help in deciding where to plant the bushes. This message board is very helpful ! murph

You're welcome.
Yes, I've found excellent suggestions here.

Someone in OK a few years back really helped me with the simple suggestion of gypsum. Really helped me solve a problem.