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Water and nutrients are two of the most important factors controlling the growth of trees. Numerous studies show that fertilization is most effective when trees are not water-stressed and that irrigation is most effective when nutrients are not scarce. The goal of this work was to test the responses of Eucalyptus grandis seedlings to drought as affected by soil type and fertilization with nitrogen (N) or phosphorus (P). Seedlings of E. grandis were planted in pots with two different types of soil: a sandy soil and a clay (black) soil. Plants were fertilized with N or P, and half of them were water-stressed. Fertilization did not affect the growth reduction brought about by drought in the red sands; in the black soil, plants fertilized with P showed a moderate growth increase under drought, compared to non-fertilized plants. Dry mass allocation to roots was decreased by fertilization in water-stressed and well-watered plants in the sandy …