Green Giants Part 2 

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I'm so glad, thank you.

Awesome! Thank you!

Thanks, I learned a lot from watching Gate City Foundation RU-vid channel.

Thank you! Cheers!

That is a great suggestion too, thank you.

They grow fast! I'm worried they are going to block the sun too fast but I can always chop or remove them.

Cool. Good luck and share a photo one day if you can.

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They're pretty adaptable. I'm in zone 6 with humid weather, some shade and clay soil. I plan to keep them less than 10 feet. I'll have to drag out a ladder in a few years every now and then. :)

I'm glad to read your comment. If you plan to make a hedge and constantly trim them, 5 feet apart minimum but that is a lot of work. I think Emerald greens are far more beautiful but they are slower growing and deer find them very tasty. PS If you can, you will find great deals in person at stores compared to online.

I've seen them maintained for a long time. Not forever of course but you can manage them a lot. Good luck!

Silver maples aka swamp maples grow super fast at least with favorable conditions. They get big and are messy trees for a yard in my humble opinion.

It grows from every direction. I guess that's one of the reasons that make them popular.

Sorry I don't know. This website focuses on Missouri and may be of some help www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=b443

I agree it is not the best choice as a tight hedge like that. I think it's a tough as nails plant though.

Maybe they didn't get enough water before the cold winds came. The little one I had that the deer chewed to the ground is making a comeback. Slowly but surely. As long as I give it some extra water because it's in a very dry area.

@@FumblingwithFlowers Yeah I will keep watering it throughout the spring and hopes that it comes back. I think if it's alive it will prob be died back quite a bit, but if it can get fully established this warm season it should fare better next winter, and will hopefully be as tall as it is now in another year or two. Thanks!

It slows them down. I did that early spring to the young 6ft ones in my yard so they get bushier. The downside is that it's possible to introduce disease by wounding them especially if they have thicker trunks. 'Topping' a tree creates a bigger wound than regular pruning. It's a chance I'm willing to take though.

@@FumblingwithFlowers you cut the leader this spring? Curious to see an update.

They will grow but the growth rate will be much slower. They really do prefer full sun or at least 6 hours of direct sun

@@HandcraftedintheFoothills Thanks. Think I will get them.

I guess they look like that because they are basically are sawed in half. 😃

@@FumblingwithFlowers ha ha military buzzcut thujas

I wouldn't cover them with burlap unless maybe you're trying to protect them temporarily from winter burn. You can leave metal fencing on as long as you like so long as it doesn't touch the branches and interfere with growth.

@@FumblingwithFlowers I meant the metal grate that comes with the root ball. Is it ok for that metal grate to stay in the ground or it should be removed when planting the green giant arborvitae. Thank you

Not significantly but they do help in my humble opinion and also give a psychological feeling of peace and quiet at the very least.

@@FumblingwithFlowers appreciate it bro!

I would think you have so many more interesting choices in South Florida than Green Giants. I don't know but according to This Old House, they perform best in Hardiness Zones 6-8.

It can be stressful when a neighbor alters property. The good news is if they don't prune their green giants, you probably still have a good 10 years or so before your garden beds start to become shaded. Who knows, they might not get enough water or too much and end up dying anyway. You can try chatting with your neighbor about them in a casual nonconfrontational way. First compliment his landscape interest which can act as an icebreaker regarding their fast growth and size. Then you might want to consider offering to chip in to keep them pruned at a manageable height or even offer to buy him totally different trees. It all depends on your neighbor's personality, your ability to compromise/negotiate and finances of course. Good luck and please let us know how it goes.

@@FumblingwithFlowers yeah sorry it’s not HIS job to pay for trimming or to buy new trees for him. What’s wrong with u people in USA? Sir locate yr property line, tell the guy he planted on yours and to remove them to his land,or take to court, If they are already on YOUr land,not only is he trespassing, those giants will grow many feet into yr land. And fast..so nicely tell him sorry he should have ensured he planted these on his land feet away to allow for this mature size to still be on HIS land.. show him the size these trees get, and how far away he needs to relocate the, at. Don’t bother helping him it’s not yr problem. Enough with this sweet approach..folks know exactly where their property line is..and when they purposely go so close to a neighbour, u don’t let them walk all over you..u say sorry maybe u weren’t aware but this is the property line.please move them or we will have to call bylaw. Immagine selling yr house and having them realize those are planted on yr property..and more drama.. And u have the right to have him shave back trees that come unto yr land.. if he refuses u can do it professionally and send him the bill..depends where u live..so check that.. But do not let joggers hog yr land.. Such bad advice this person just gave u..can’t even believe it! Sorry EH!

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No but I prefer the softer, lighter green and less upright look of Green Giants and they seem to have better disease resistance currently.

I planted a bunch to block a highway nearby and I deff notice a reduced sound form it...took 5 years though. They are also a great wind block! my backyard is alot less windy 8)

@@augustheat Which ones Thujas?

@@dodoitdave1346 sorry yah I put a row along my Property and once they got a few years growth and started filling out I really Noticed a difference.

@@augustheat what size did you plant initially?

O I'm so sorry you have annoying neighbors. I was so happy to move away from annoying neighbors and now we have nice neighbors. Our one place where most people can relax is at home and inconsiderate people can ruin even that. Please make sure they get enough water. Green Giants are really beautiful trees. Btw, your choice of 5 is a nice odd number that is pleasing to the eye too.

Depends how fast you want your privacy. Usually 6 to 10 feet.

5ft

i put 5 feet between the centers of the trunks. just planted 10 seven-footers on a side of our backyard

The last set are touching immediately so they are between 4-5 feet apart.