Emerald Green Arborvitae, ep 3 | Progress and Updates 

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It’s year 3 for some of them and they definitely leaped.

@@BiggCope Lol ❤️ ...how do they look?

@@kel319100 wow!! 92! Did you plant yourself?

@@BiggCope yes. Just me and my husband. Please send good vibes for their first winter here!

@@kel319100 good vibes sent! I think they’ll do well up that way.

Thanks for sharing Richard. Definitely keep those soaker hoses going throughout the summer for sure.

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Hi Lashell! Yes, I actually bought some soaker hoses last year and used them for a while, but didn't stay consistent. Like you suggested, I do plan on using some soaker hoses this year with a timer. I did that at one of my rentals to grow grass and it worked extremely well. I'll do a video of straightening the tree if I haven't already straightened it out. I'm not sure what the lightening of the tree is coming from. It's been fertilized and we haven't been having high heat for it to need a lot of water. I also amended the soil well with that one. I'll keep making videos so I can show the progress.

Thank you. They’re not doing it in a lot of communities, there were only 3 communities at the time (early 2020) that were offering 4 side brick. No new construction is offering it now. They will do front side brick and the rest hardy plank.

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Thank you. I did consider bringing the trees further up between the houses. On the left side of the house the property line is too narrow, and that side is where I need it most. The other side is where I can do it, but want to think through if I really want them there. Plus that area doesn’t get as much sun.

@@annettemurphy1764 I’m not absolutely sure why the tops of some flop over. I just experienced this in the last 30 days with a tree 🌲 that’s been in the ground for 18-20 months. I know it started after weeks of heavy rain 🌧️. I also think that the branches are still young and aren’t as strong. I also bought 2 new trees from Home Depot back in June. Those trees were about 6 foot and the tops were flopping. Other than those 3, I haven’t had any others to flop like that n

They’re all 3 feet apart. There are two places where I put them 4 feet apart due to sprinkler heads being in the way. I need to make an update video. They’re all doing well and I’ve added a drip system for watering.

Thank you. I really tried to dig bigger holes and fill them with tree and shrub soil to give the newer ones a better chance. I’ve also been fertilizing them on schedule as well.

Hey Angie. I’ve never heard of Holly hock.

I didn’t dig the hole properly. The tag on the tree says twice as wide and twice as deep as the root ball. Well that’s a pretty big hole and I had to dig a lot of them. So I got slack on some of the holes. I also was knocking the dirt from the pot off of the tree, which I think was a mistake too. The tree was used to being in that soil and it drained well. So I now dig bigger and deeper holes, leave the soil from the pot on the roots and pour tree and shrub soil into the hole. If you’re only planting a few trees, it’s easier to dig the bigger holes. Yet when you have 52 to plant 😖….it’s a lot of work. Just wanted to share my story to help others.

@@BiggCope dang I didn’t do the same for the green giants I planted. I wonder if the size really matters. On the contrary I think you need to loosen the roots from the soil as much as possible.

@@BiggCope hmm everywhere I read is twice as wide but depth is the same depth as root ball (rather than twice as deep).

What was the issue with watering? Not enough or too much? I just planted 20 myself so I understand getting tired!