I bought a Cunningham’s White rhododendron this weekend and I’m trying to decide where to put it. I have two location options in mind. One is a north facing corner that gets very little direct sun, but bright indirect light almost all day. The other spot is under the canopy of a mature oak where it would get 2-3 hours of direct early afternoon sun and shade for the rest of the day. Also, in that spot it would get a lot more sun in the winter when the oak is bare.

I’m in north Georgia, US, zone 7, so our summers are quite hot and humid.

Thank you.