What to plant around Arborvitae
TomNorthJersey
11 years ago
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Having problems with Green Giant Arborvitae planted a year ago
Comments (8)hey you planted large transpalnts.. 2 to 4 years to get established.. frankly yours look fine... look to the growth tips... they seem lush and green ... thoug perhaps you dint get A! stock.. they will fill in nicely ... you need to insure they are getting water into the root zone of the transplanted ball .... water as you will.. then gently dig a small hole near one of them.. and see if you are getting water down into the root zone .... if not.. water deeply.. and dont water again until they are nearly dry ... a nice 2 or 3 inches of mulch would also aid greatly in reducing water loss ... you can NOT guess as to whether you are getting water down into the root zone.. FIND OUT!!!! .. without doing too much damage .... mine .. planted at 4 inches.. are going on 15 feet.. 9 years later .. ON YELLOW SAND .... ergo.. your soil is not the issue.. the issue is how water moves thru your soil ... and how you INSURE that the conifer is getting what it needs.. as i said.. NO GUESSING ... ken ps: never ... ever .. do the plant spikes again.. waste of money.. and of no value.. IMHO ... unless a soil test shows that your soil is lacking something.. all these plants will need is water ......See MoreNeed advice on whether I can plant a lot of green giant Arborvitae
Comments (7)Thanks for the input. Here are some more pics. The first to show the chain-link fence and what I'm trying to screen from. The second to show the other side of the property where I have a Woodfence that I want to add privacy trees in front of. You can also see that it's downward sloped and it gets a little wet. I checked out the juniper they do seem to be a little pricey. Since my place is fenced in would you suggest emerald green instead?...See MoreDid I plant my Emerald Green Arborvitae too deep?
Comments (4)they seem to be thriving ... i wouldnt mess with them ... that leaning one.. i might dig on the side away from the lean.. a bit further than the ball you planted ... and dig until i could tip it back to plumb ... probably have to under dig a bit ... the idea is .... that you are not disturbing 75% of the new roots ... i can do this in my sand... dont know about your soil.... if it can be done.... and it might be best.. to do that in fall ... not a few weeks before the heat of summer hits.. but i dont know where you are ... or it could have been done a month or two ago ... these plants are very forgiving... hence why they sell a bazillion of them .. and that is part of why you should probably not worry about them ... ken...See MoreNewly planted emeral green arborvitae turning brown -- pls help!
Comments (8)Thank you all for the replies and thoughts. When I removed the burlap, the clayey root ball seemed very moist, so I believe it was adequately moistened. I have since placed a soaker hose in my garden bed (under 2-3" of mulch) with a full loop around the base of the tree, so we'll see what happens with soaking for a longer period of time rather than 5-10 minutes of direct hose spray. I also want to note that I planted a new rhododendron immediately adjacent to the emerald green about 2 weeks ago, and I just noticed today that the rhody appears to have a disease, which looks an awful lot to me like phytophthora ramorum. I think I have heard that arborvitaes are also susceptible to this disease. Do you think there might be a connection between the rhody and the arborvitae? I am probably going to pull that rhody out and bring it back to the nursery where I got it, as it was only a few weeks ago. I posted photos of the browning arborvitae foliage, and of the rhododendron....See Moreduluthinbloomz4
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