What a creative way to show growth progress! As a novice gardeners this progression is so valuable so I can see how plants will look like in my landscape years in the future. Thank you!!
Awesome! I watched the first video a couple months ago and loved it. Since then I've planted 23 green giants in my back yard! I have spotted so many around town and have used google maps to check their growth just like you did!
Fumbling with Flowers...I think you made a very nice video with good descriptions about how they grow with various types of care. Job well done. I look forward to viewing your other (and future) videos.
I enjoyed your video! Thanks for taking the time to show google maps feature. I learned quite a bit from your video, and I am in awe with these beautiful giants.
Thank you for this video! I resisted getting these for my husband because I know that I will have to trim them on the barbed wire fence side, and I didn't want more work. However, I found a couple four foot trees for half-price with four suckers growing, so my husband received a birthday present he never thought would happen! Thank you for documenting the deer damage. Since we live in the Midwest we are quite familiar with dealing with deer. Thank you for the multiple visual growth documentations as I have a better idea about what to expect in my growing conditions.
Favorite green giant video and second favorite was the first! Just bought 12 6ft trees and 10 2 footers. Going to plant them in the ground this weekend! I also got 3 Norway spruces a eastern white pine and 10 emerald green abrovities. I love trees and I’m going to enclose my 4 acres with them throughout the years I live in the north east! I also have some coastal redwoods and giant sequoia trees but I think I’ll keep them in pots because of our winters. I did purchase dawn redwoods seeds to see how those grow since I have read they tolerate the north east! I have 3000 seeds and hopefully 60+more years left to see everything grow!
I just planted mine this year in April. We'll see how they do with the years. Thanks for both videos. I certainly watched your first when I was doing my research prior to planting.
Nice videos. It would be helpful if you would stand next to the trees to get a perspective on height & width. Could you help me understand the difference between Thuja Standishii x plicata and Thuja Occidental Green Giant ? I have the second ones and am not sure if they are smaller than plicata. Thank you.
Excellent video, I can see you really enjoy your landscaping as I do. You might also want to take a look at schip laurels, they are a great dense screening option when you only need 10 or 12 ft in height, grow in sun or shade and highly resistant to deer. Great for sidewalk or street screening when 35' height of Green Giants isn't needed.
So I just ordered 9 Green Giants at 6' tall.. I think I got the number right because that span looks really close to amount of coverage I need on my side yard. Hooray! I can't wait to see these beauties when they get installed.
Really awesome and such a great idea....thank you so much! In doing some research on the Thuja Green Giant varieties, it seems the Thuja Plicata x Standishii is more deer resistant than the Thuja Occidentalis. Both varieties grow huge.
Your Google maps time machine video is exactly what I've been looking for, as I try to decide how far apart to plant 46 GG to create a green privacy screen along a deciduous tree line edge of a power easement that runs several hundred feet here in northeast Georgia. They face south and receive 6 hrs of direct sunlight. The last group your best guess were 7ft apart is what I'm looking for, except I won't be pruning them. Thank you!
I really enjoyed your footage, how far would you ideally space your lil giants, I just ordered two from home depot and am looking to fill up as much of my yard as possible, I recently planted a few Leyland cypress, blue point juniper along with some trees and I want to add a few emerald greens, we’ve had one in front of our house for 35 years and I keep the bottom pruned which adds another look which I prefer. Anyways I just saw you uploaded a video about these and I hope they don’t die, so I’m going to watch that next
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.
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. :)
When looking at google to find green giants in my area, how do I know for sure they are green giants when so many trees now look very similar? Thanks for all the info
Great video. How far apart did you plant them to get the wall of trees? I bought 15 of them to put in my backyard. I was planning on planting them 10 feet apart. What do you recommend?
Question sweetheart?... How well would these trees do in Southwest Missouri in and alfalfa field with the soil pH of 7.0?... The winners are extremely mild and sometimes we never get snow... Most of the time it is very warm here how do you think these trees would do?
Sorry I don't know. This website focuses on Missouri and may be of some help www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=b443
My HOA planted two Green Giants in Oct 2019. Now the new officers think they will grow too big. I have been secretly trimming them, so as to protect them from removal. They're about 5 or 6 feet. I haven't touched their main leader yet.
I'm pretty concerned with the green giant I planted last fall. It has really turned bronze and and kind of yellow during the long winter, and feels pretty brittle. I know they bronze up a bit over the winter in the colder regions, but to see the whole plant that way is a bit concerning lol. I feel that this location in zone 5A may be a bit too harsh of a climate for these to handle, even though I've read they can handle zone 5.
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!
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.
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
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.
I don't think any fertilizer needed. They grow fast on their own. We have nutrient rich clay soil but I did mix in some compost at the time of planting.
These might be a little hardier than other trees. Be warned; they will not thrive in the native soil. Dig a large hole enough to allow the roots to easily penetrate. Replace the native soil with peet moss, perlite and compost. I lost 7 out of 20. I originally planted in a small hole and using native soil. The 7 replacements we're planted using huge holes with the soil amendments. We will compare the old and new growth and health.
My neighbor just planted over 20 green giants on MY east property line I love trees and idea of privacy but I learned people having problems later bc giants r going to be giant!!! 50-60 tall and 12-20 wide, so they’d be hanging over my flowerbeds and bushes probably killing them Neighbors house is far away but our house is really close to the line there I’m really worried and don’t know what to do Any suggestions, guys?
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!
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)
I planted 5 green giants this summer to block my annoying neighbours next door. They never mow and leave junk around their yard. I can't wait until my giants have blocked my view of their lazy and out of control yard.
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.
I do not plan on turning my trees I plan on separating them at least 8 ft apart in an alfalfa field in Southwest Missouri on a 12 acre border this will block the highway and will create a beautiful entryway to the community in which I will build and in due time it should even hide the telephone line the rest of the telephone line is underground I will plant the trees 15 ft from the power lines maybe even 20 feet it will also hide the back of the road
I am glad I am not the only one who stalks Green Giant Thujas on Google maps.
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The most detailed info about the growth rate of green giant in TH-cam
What a creative way to show growth progress! As a novice gardeners this progression is so valuable so I can see how plants will look like in my landscape years in the future. Thank you!!
Thank you for your comment.
Awesome! I watched the first video a couple months ago and loved it. Since then I've planted 23 green giants in my back yard! I have spotted so many around town and have used google maps to check their growth just like you did!
Thank you. One thing that for me was critical with my clay heavy soil is to plant them raised a little bit because good drainage is critical for them.
Yes! It helps those roots breath during wet conditions! 👍
Great video thank you.. Cool and impressive trees I'm thinking of getting some now. The computer generated voice is so cute when it says Green Giants.
Very nicely done video, down to earth and informative. Thank you!
Fumbling with Flowers...I think you made a very nice video with good descriptions about how they grow with various types of care. Job well done. I look forward to viewing your other (and future) videos.
Thanks, I appreciate your comment. 👍
Thank you! Great video! Great voice!
Green giants are zoned to zone 5. Thuja Occidentalis ‘Hetz Wintergreen’ arborvitae are zoned colder and grow similarly to green giants. Nice vid‼️
I have to just mention that you have such an awesome voice lol
I enjoyed your video! Thanks for taking the time to show google maps feature. I learned quite a bit from your video, and I am in awe with these beautiful giants.
I'm so glad, thank you.
Amazing video, love the presentation. I subscribed. Can’t wait for more.
Thank you for this video! I resisted getting these for my husband because I know that I will have to trim them on the barbed wire fence side, and I didn't want more work. However, I found a couple four foot trees for half-price with four suckers growing, so my husband received a birthday present he never thought would happen! Thank you for documenting the deer damage. Since we live in the Midwest we are quite familiar with dealing with deer. Thank you for the multiple visual growth documentations as I have a better idea about what to expect in my growing conditions.
Wow, must take you so much time to make this clip, thanks so much
Favorite green giant video and second favorite was the first! Just bought 12 6ft trees and 10 2 footers. Going to plant them in the ground this weekend! I also got 3 Norway spruces a eastern white pine and 10 emerald green abrovities. I love trees and I’m going to enclose my 4 acres with them throughout the years I live in the north east! I also have some coastal redwoods and giant sequoia trees but I think I’ll keep them in pots because of our winters. I did purchase dawn redwoods seeds to see how those grow since I have read they tolerate the north east! I have 3000 seeds and hopefully 60+more years left to see everything grow!
I really appreciate this video. I'm looking to plant these in my yard and wanted to see what they'd look like. Thank you!
Great production. Thanks!
excellent work wow. i love the voice
Girl this is genius! So obvious but would never would've thought of it
Thanks, I learned a lot from watching Gate City Foundation TH-cam channel.
Nice video. Really helpful !!
Thank you!
THANK you for your work.
I just planted mine this year in April. We'll see how they do with the years. Thanks for both videos. I certainly watched your first when I was doing my research prior to planting.
Awesome! Thank you!
Nice videos. It would be helpful if you would stand next to the trees to get a perspective on height & width. Could you help me understand the difference between Thuja Standishii x plicata and Thuja Occidental Green Giant ? I have the second ones and am not sure if they are smaller than plicata. Thank you.
Great video! I am on year 4 of my thujas. Some are as tall as 7 or 8 feet and others are about 4. I think this year they will take off
Great job! Thank you!
That entrance looks like more of a job for the American pillar arborvitae. The green giants are out in their driveway
Excellent video, I can see you really enjoy your landscaping as I do. You might also want to take a look at schip laurels, they are a great dense screening option when you only need 10 or 12 ft in height, grow in sun or shade and highly resistant to deer. Great for sidewalk or street screening when 35' height of Green Giants isn't needed.
That is a great suggestion too, thank you.
A very clever use of Google Maps. Thank you!
You did a great job with this. I enjoyed it.
Thank you! Cheers!
So I just ordered 9 Green Giants at 6' tall.. I think I got the number right because that span looks really close to amount of coverage I need on my side yard. Hooray! I can't wait to see these beauties when they get installed.
They grow fast! I'm worried they are going to block the sun too fast but I can always chop or remove them.
Good follow up
Really awesome and such a great idea....thank you so much! In doing some research on the Thuja Green Giant varieties, it seems the Thuja Plicata x Standishii is more deer resistant than the Thuja Occidentalis. Both varieties grow huge.
Your Google maps time machine video is exactly what I've been looking for, as I try to decide how far apart to plant 46 GG to create a green privacy screen along a deciduous tree line edge of a power easement that runs several hundred feet here in northeast Georgia. They face south and receive 6 hrs of direct sunlight. The last group your best guess were 7ft apart is what I'm looking for, except I won't be pruning them. Thank you!
Cool. Good luck and share a photo one day if you can.
I really enjoyed your footage, how far would you ideally space your lil giants, I just ordered two from home depot and am looking to fill up as much of my yard as possible, I recently planted a few Leyland cypress, blue point juniper along with some trees and I want to add a few emerald greens, we’ve had one in front of our house for 35 years and I keep the bottom pruned which adds another look which I prefer. Anyways I just saw you uploaded a video about these and I hope they don’t die, so I’m going to watch that next
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.
Do you think someone in hardiness zone 6 will see more rapid growth? Those trees look so lovely and your video is very helpful Thank you.
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. :)
When looking at google to find green giants in my area, how do I know for sure they are green giants when so many trees now look very similar? Thanks for all the info
Great video
Thanks! 👍
Hi you seem very knowledgeable about these; so what are full grown dimensions in a hot summer, 28 deg winter climate? TY 🤔
Great video. How far apart did you plant them to get the wall of trees? I bought 15 of them to put in my backyard. I was planning on planting them 10 feet apart. What do you recommend?
Great video thank you!
How far apart have they been planted? I want to do the same in my rear yard
best tree video on TH-cam!
How tall in zone 8 as a tree? It gets hot thanks
How would these grow in Southern Minnesota?
Whst tupe of fertilizer will they need
Question sweetheart?... How well would these trees do in Southwest Missouri in and alfalfa field with the soil pH of 7.0?... The winners are extremely mild and sometimes we never get snow... Most of the time it is very warm here how do you think these trees would do?
Sorry I don't know. This website focuses on Missouri and may be of some help www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=b443
How far will they planted apart from each other?
What makes the bottom of the green giant stay low? Meaning the growth is coming from the top or the middle? Thanks
It grows from every direction. I guess that's one of the reasons that make them popular.
My HOA planted two Green Giants in Oct 2019. Now the new officers think they will grow too big. I have been secretly trimming them, so as to protect them from removal. They're about 5 or 6 feet. I haven't touched their main leader yet.
I've seen them maintained for a long time. Not forever of course but you can manage them a lot. Good luck!
That 2nd set of Green Giants are going to be a problem here due to power lines and large trees
I'm pretty concerned with the green giant I planted last fall. It has really turned bronze and and kind of yellow during the long winter, and feels pretty brittle. I know they bronze up a bit over the winter in the colder regions, but to see the whole plant that way is a bit concerning lol. I feel that this location in zone 5A may be a bit too harsh of a climate for these to handle, even though I've read they can handle zone 5.
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!
Do u think these will grow I. South Florida ?
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.
so funny, the last set of green giants. i know exactialy where thoes are. very close to my house
How far apart do u plant them from each other
Can you please do a timelapse video of maple trees like silver maples, red maples, autumn blaze maples ect. Thanks!
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.
Okay to leave burlap on the green giant? How about the metal grate? Thanks
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
What happens when you cut the top of the green giant? Do they stop growing
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.
What type of fertilizer should we
I don't think any fertilizer needed. They grow fast on their own. We have nutrient rich clay soil but I did mix in some compost at the time of planting.
These might be a little hardier than other trees. Be warned; they will not thrive in the native soil. Dig a large hole enough to allow the roots to easily penetrate. Replace the native soil with peet moss, perlite and compost. I lost 7 out of 20. I originally planted in a small hole and using native soil. The 7 replacements we're planted using huge holes with the soil amendments. We will compare the old and new growth and health.
My neighbor just planted over 20 green giants on MY east property line
I love trees and idea of privacy but I learned people having problems later bc giants r going to be giant!!! 50-60 tall and 12-20 wide, so they’d be hanging over my flowerbeds and bushes probably killing them
Neighbors house is far away but our house is really close to the line there
I’m really worried and don’t know what to do
Any suggestions, guys?
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!
*hoggers*
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Can these grow in a mostly shady area?
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.
Do they dampen sound at all?
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!
At 3:34 the thuja hedge looks great. The forsythia hedge looks terrible, though. Bad choice for a hedge.
I agree it is not the best choice as a tight hedge like that. I think it's a tough as nails plant though.
What do you think of it in terms of noise reduction? Versus Holly Stevens?
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?
I planted 5 green giants this summer to block my annoying neighbours next door. They never mow and leave junk around their yard. I can't wait until my giants have blocked my view of their lazy and out of control yard.
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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.
I do not plan on turning my trees I plan on separating them at least 8 ft apart in an alfalfa field in Southwest Missouri on a 12 acre border this will block the highway and will create a beautiful entryway to the community in which I will build and in due time it should even hide the telephone line the rest of the telephone line is underground I will plant the trees 15 ft from the power lines maybe even 20 feet it will also hide the back of the road
have you heard about hybrid willow tree
do you have similar video for leylandii?
No but I prefer the softer, lighter green and less upright look of Green Giants and they seem to have better disease resistance currently.
Dappled willow lose their foliage not the best choice for a privacy screen
the pruned ones look weird like they've been sawed in half
I guess they look like that because they are basically are sawed in half.
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@@FumblingwithFlowers ha ha military buzzcut thujas
oh jah!
how close together?
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.