How far should thuja green giants be spaced avoid pruning.
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Comments (15)stormy .... very simply.... YOU WATER THEM WHEN THEY NEED WATER .... insert finger to second knuckle... if tip wet.. do NOT water.. if tip dry water ... roots need water... it has little to do with eyeballing the surface.. which will have 3 or 4 inches of mulch anyway ... it is an art that involves a dirty finger ... it is NOT a science ... not a calender thing ... my 4 foot emerald greens are 5 foot 6 years later .. my 6 inch GGiants are 14 feet 6 years later.. research the annual growth rates of any tree you want to plant.. and if well tended.. the second or third year later.. they will grow at that rate for the rest of your life .... once you have the growth rate... you will understand how many years it will take to fill the space between 2 plants ... e.g. if they grow a foot a year... and they are 5 feet apart tip to tip .. it will take 2 years adjusting.. and then 4 to 5 years to join up ... zig zap ... a straight line is boring.. depth of vision is better .. to me anyway.. good luck ken...See MoreThuja green giant?
Comments (15)I heard not to plant a green giant in a place where it's slope (don't like too moist, though soil has been fixed, and plant high, etc... b/c reportedly quite drought tolerant once established... is that more BS... It was on a place where it was catching water, and temporarily moved into pot, needs to be very temp... Also heard they fair miserably in compacted clay, another myth??? Plant high, find flare (That was fun, it was buried so so deep, extend whole wide, DONT ammend)... OBviously, the clay around roots needs loosened, mulched so feeders can grow out (the root prunings been done, the crap nursery soil washed off)... but i want some bigger feeders before ground gets too cold........... Do they care about acidic (more) or alkaline? more?? some say they are resistant to phyphorta (will I ever spell that right)?? the westerns only... we'll see... they do get deep tap, correct?? Amy...See MoreThuja Green Giant Privacy Screening Project Advice
Comments (36)Thanks for all of the advice guys. @ davidrt28 - thanks for the advice and ordering info @ kato_b , tsugajunkie - the larger 5 gallon plants don't look as bad. there is still some green, but they don't look that great. I actually started planting the smaller trees further back from the road because I was worried about the salt spray. I think they're around 28ft from the road and have those hedges in between the road and small trees. I thought that would have been enough protection... also before they even started salting last fall, they were starting to turn orangish. @ davidrt28 - nope.. I didn't fertilize them @ tsugajunkie - thanks for that link, I may have to look into a different species what a discouragement ... it would have been nice to see the majority survive after all the time and money I put into the project I'm thinking the best thing to do is look for several species that's resistant to salt spray and add a mix of trees This post was edited by duke90 on Thu, May 2, 13 at 0:53...See MoreNew Thuja Green Giant Help Needed
Comments (25)The key point is if they are calling them 'Green Giant' - and that is really what they are - or if they are actually supplying something else. Including a possible 'Green Giant' sport, that resembles the parent generally but also has some differences such as a closer habit. As in this example, where a branch sport of 'Techny' found in a nursery row became the basis for a more compact version of that plant: https://shop.baileynurseries.com/Product/Detail/2229?availabilityDate=2020-06-14&returnUrl=%2FProduct%2FInventory%3Ffilter%3D%26category%3D30-EVERGRN%26page%3D3%26displayFilters%3DFalse%26brand%3D%26height%3D%26heightUnit%3DInches%26zone%3D%26exposure%3D%26pageSize%3D20 Or they got their first plants from cuttings taken off of a found planting of what was in fact another variety - this kind for instance: https://www.provenwinners.com/plants/thuja/spring-grove-western-arborvitae-thuja-plicata And thought at the time this planting consisted of 'Green Giant'. Then noticed later their material grew differently but are continuing to relate their plants to 'Green Giant'. Either occurrence could explain their reference to "our variety". Also with clonal conifers positions on stock plants where cuttings originate can affect how resulting specimens grow, maybe they are using mostly small side shoots and this is happening to result in "our variety" being less robust than typical....See MoreAm
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