American Pillar thuja arbs
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Comments (227)Hello. Congrats on your new APs! When I emailed the people who now run the original nursery in Georgia back in 2019 , this was their reply: "We recommend the 3 to 3.5 feet spacing. The original owner spaced them 2 feet apart, but the insides were browning, and they were too crowded, so the agricultural extension service suggested we space them further apart. They may produce a screen quicker at 2 feet apart, but it won’t be as healthy and there could be problems down the road. They will fill in at 3 or 3.5 feet and make a full screen in time." But I honestly think either 2.5 or 3 feet is fine, as various people on here are happy with both. Mine are 3 feet, and they will take longer to fill in as a screen on the upper portions. Sometimes I wish I had done 2.5 feet (or better yet, staggered them) because I have a deck and will have to patiently wait a few more years for the upper portions to block my view. But I am still delighted with how much they have grown since 2019. Anyway, I, personally, would not run the risk of transplanting them at this stage unless they were 2 feet or less apart....See MoreThuja occidentalis 'Linesville' deer resistance
Comments (10)The deer didn't seem to like my Thuja occidentals 'Tunney Pyramidal' last winter. They chewed up 'Rushmore' that was planted on both sides and one that was planted in the middle of 'Tunney Pyramidal' but 'Tunney Pyramidal' was not touched. Here is the only information I can find on Tunney Pyramidal that I purchased from North Star Nursery in Minn. ten years ago. Frank 50 years ago, a hobby plant breeder in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula found this seedling. The hobby horticulturist who selected the seedling was a nephew of Gene Tunney a famous boxer from the 1920s who beat Dempsey twice....See MoreAmerican Pillar thuja
Comments (4)Thanks Al. I bought 270 of them as that was the minimum order from the wholesaler and I would like to use most of them for privacy trees around my yard. They are actually called American Pillar Arborvitae, they are a patented version of the green emerald but grow much quicker and much taller, officially 3 feet a year reaching 25 feet. They were a third of the price when buying wholesale, about $4 a piece, but that is why I need to replant them because they come in these tiny containers. What would you recommend me repotting them in? I can't use your gritty mix like I am using for my citrons because of the price, and also cutting up the pine bark is way too time consuming for that many trees. I figured that for only 4 months I can go with regular miracle grow potting mix. I was also thinking of mixing in some perlite to the miracle grow potting mix. I also liked the idea of the miracle grow because it has fertilizer and I won't have to fertilize....See MoreAmerican Pillar thuja arbs
Comments (3)Hi! I see you also posted here, please check out my post for you under conifer section if you havent done so. you might be alarmed by the color changes of this arborvitae....See MoreUser
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