I do not know what they told you on the label but here are planting
suggestions. As far as spacing goes that depends on your goal. They may
grow well together as a group. http://home.ccil.org/~treeman/sub1.html

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Many tree problems are associated with the following:

Troubles in the Rhizosphere
http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/shigo/RHIZO.html

Unhealthy Trees from the Nursery / Improper Planting
http://home.ccil.org/~treeman/sub1.html and
Look up "Tree Planting"
http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/shigo/RHIZO.html

Improper Mulching - http://home.ccil.org/~treeman/sub3.html and
http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/M/index.html Look up "Mulch"

Improper Pruning
http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/tree_pruning/

Improper Fertilization (See A Touch of Chemistry)
http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/shigo/CHEM.html

Sincerely,
John A. Keslick, Jr.
Arborist
http://home.ccil.org/~treeman
and www.treedictionary.com
Beware of so-called tree experts who do not understand tree biology.
Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions keep reminding us
that we are not the boss.

"WPB" wrote in message
...
Hello, all: Just a brief question. On the weekend I bought 6 cedar trees.
Emerald Green Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd' -- zone 3a). The
information tag mentions how deeply to plant them, but not how far apart.
The trees are 5-6 feet tall and about 1-2 feet wide. I wanted to plant
them as a privacy wall and thought that I'd put them so that their
branches
were just a few inches apart. Someone at my gym said this morning "No,
no!
They should be about 3 feet apart from each other. But I'm worried that
this would be too far and they won't fill in enough.

Any advice or comments would be gratefully received!

David

PS: I live in Toronto, Canada if that makes a difference in terms of
temperature, planting concerns, etc.