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green giant arborvitae vs. leyland cypress
Comments (7)I am still a novice in this field and have learned a lot of what i know from these forums. That said i can speak specifically to your question. Over the last 4 years i have planted a lot of trees at the rear of my property to screen an unsightly parkway. Like you my objective is/was fast growing,low cost, dear resistent. I have planted mostly green giants and leyland Cypress, some smaller from big box stores and some large 6/7 footers with huge rootballs from a professional nursery. My observations are as follows....... The cypress start out slow and then accelerate rapidly, the deer have nibbled on them from time to time but nothing drastic. The " single leader" theory mentioned above comes into play, because mine are not single the snow can create splitting problems. The GG grow reasonably fast at a consistant rate. The deer have never touched them, supposedly they are considered somewhat deer resistent, so i have been told? Some 2/3 footers i planted 4 years ago are just now starting to become "reasonable screen" if you want immediate results i would go with 6/7 foot GG from a professional nursery because you might not find them in the big box. I WOULD NOT go with the emerald green if you have a deer problem because based on what i have wittnessed from my neighbors trees they are number ONE on the deers choice list. Please note i am in southern new york state zone 6 ? And everything i have planted is in good soil AND in a sun drenched area, i do not beleive any of the afforementioned will flourish in limited sun. I have fould my best deals in the big box stores late in the fall planting season. As mentioned above bamboo might also be an option but i have found that to be ridiculously EXPENSIVE. Perhaps the more experienced members might have something to add. On that note..... Is it possible to train a Cypress into a single leader? (Also- i realize that this is not the proper forum but i am interested in some sort of annual that will climb on lattice and does not need a lot of sun, morning glory was mentioned above, i would like to learn more, could you please direct to proper area? ) Thanks...See MoreBest Fertilizer for Green Giant Arborvitae (Thuja Green Giant)
Comments (5)A friend of mine planted about 100 Green Giants about three years ago. They were about 18-24" tall when he planted them. Green Giants are pretty deer resistant, but where my friend and I live there are just too many deer in a small area (island) for that to mean much. The first year he planted these 100 Green Giants, the deer destroyed about 25 of them. After he replaced them, I recommended that he start using Milorganite fertilizer around the trees to keep the deer away. (It's an unadvertized fact that Milorganite acts as a deer repellent.) He started dumping Milorganite around the base of the trees on the perimeter of his property and the following year those were nearly 2ft. taller than the other trees (same growing conditions). Needless to say he started using it around all the Green Giants and this year some of the ones that he started using it on first are taller than me (6ft.). I started using Milorganite on my lawn a few years ago to keep the deer away that were eating my plants and it did wonders for my lawn. I started dumping it around all my perennials, mixing it in with the potting soil for my annuals, and tilling it into my vegetable garden. Everything improved! The stuff is like the Frank's Red Hot commercial... I put that s*#& on everything! I'm not sure it's the "best" fertilizer for your Green Giants, but it's definitely good. In the past I was always afraid to fertilize because I'd overdone it too many times and killed/burned too many plants and lawn. Milorganite is organic, so you can't really use too muich... it will just sit there on/in the soil until the soil microorganisms can consume it. Good luck!...See MoreArborvitae central leader
Comments (5)you said: My plan was to water deeply with a soaker hose once a week =======>>>> you water when they need water ... plant them properly .... ask if you dont know ... mulch them properly .... and then water when your finger.. inserted to the 2nd knuckle.. tells you the soil is hot [aka dry in a day or two] or actually dry .... watering is an art .. not a science .... meaning it is not a schedule thingee .... you can not project how much water your soaker will put down in a given time.. nor how that water will move thru the soil .. plus all other water-soil variables ... it is more important to get water throughout the entire root zone .. all thru the part you planted .... rather than many superficial waterings .... it is not only important to get it that deep.. but that it drains out of there in the long run [the clay soil issue] .... in my pure sand.. recent transplants.. get thoroughly drenched at planting.. and with mulch.. MAY not need water again for a month ... surely not every few days ... how that works in your soil is the real issue ... now.. by the end of summer.. if you were to keep notes about your finger and its contact with the soil ... MAYBE you will find out that 3 hours of water.. will be good once per week ... but otherwise... you are simply speculating about it all ... we can not really give you an answer about that part ... BTW .. where are you.. is snow load an issue??? and what is your soil type .... clay vs sand is two differing worlds.. and how you plant in said circ differs wildly ... USUALLY ... we would not do severe pruning on a recent transplant .... but a picture might be worth a couple thousand more words of speculation .... GOOD LUCK!!!! ken...See MoreRE: Pruning Green Giant Arborvitae
Comments (29)I live in Suffolk, Va, planted a zig zag row 5-7ft apart, about 2 years ago, going on third year now. They get part shade from trees that line the highway. We pull all growth (mostly vines, poison ivy and huge dandelions) away in the spring and fall. We did mulch with leaves the first year. Also, only watered when it didn't rain for a week and the temps were really high. These trees are really resilient, however we did have to replace two, at different points and both came from Lowes. The ones that came from the nursery are sturdy and growing amazingly fast. We fertilize with spikes twice a year and will continue to until it's just too dense to do so, with the reason being that they have a lot of competition on the other side of the fence. All the different vines are killing those trees and I can't wait until they're gone. They're mostly gumball trees and offer little in terms of protections from the highway. I hated those darn spikey balls/pods until recently. I now appreciated them because they keep the neighbor's cat out of my raised bed. lol One last thing I'd like to add, these trees give me the closest thing to instant gratification that any tree can give. They were about 3-4 ft three years ago and are now about 14 ft tall. I adore them and would never ever cut that top off. I am about to reduce the leaders on the two newer ones this week. I only got double leaders with the Lowes trees....See Moregardener365
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