New Thuja Green Giant Help Needed
Julee S
3 years ago
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Need some Thuja 'Green Giants'
Comments (1)How many are you wanting? I can get small 18-24" ones from a wholesale grower I know outside of town here... Have anything to trade? Donna...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 MoreThuja Green Giant Trees Suffering and help needed to understand t
Comments (3)Hi awilcox! I don't have an answer to your question, but am transferring it to the main forum where it will receive a wider readership. You probably posted here because of the photo (it is very good to provide a photo!) but people post photos of problem plants on the conversations forum also. To check for answers click on 'conversations' at the top of this forum's opening page and find the post there. Wishing you good luck with your trees....See MoreTips on Planting New Thuja Green Giants
Comments (4)how to plant https://sites.google.com/site/tnarboretum/Home/planting-a-tree-or-shrub most size estimates in conifers are at 10 years.. presume double at 20 ... etc ... they will never stop growing.. ever ... and dont forget.. here in MI ... 4 to 5 months of the year.. they are frozen solid in the ground ... so .. obviously ... down south.. they have a longer growing season ... though you might have a sorta fast screen.. i hope your yard can handle bottom width over time ... how about a pic.. and let us decide such not sure i would go after 6 footers ... a 4 footer ... will cost less.. get established faster.. and probably outdo the larger transplant ... ball and burlap or potted???? .... that tells us how many roots have been cut off.. or are twining around and around in the pot .... get them planted by 10/1 ken...See MoreEmbothrium
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