Hi,



Here are pictures of my 45Y/O thuya occidentalis. I know the age because the
house's owner told me she planted it in 1960, when she builded the house,
and I supposes the tree was 5 Y/O.



She gave it to me and the other one on its left on the 1st picture and I
will plant a "more nice" fruit tree!



I planted it in a strong plastic pot use for cement mixing. thank you Jim
for the Idea!!! :-)



The soil, which is the result of all your commentaries (thank you!), is 70%
akadama and 30% stones. 7mm. A 2 inches of 9mm drainage layer was put on the
bottom. I didn't touch the rootball at all.



I am pretty confident it will survive because of the rootball wich is strong
and healthy. And thank you SuperThrives! :-)



Michel



http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...CN5313_web.jpg



http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...CN5319_web.jpg



http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...CN5320_web.jpg



http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...CN5354_web.jpg










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Michel,

Looks like you are off to a good start with the Thuja. It seems to have a
lot of fine roots; I imagine it should survive without much problem. Nice
tree.

Regards,
Roger Snipes
Spokane, WA. Zone 5-ish

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michel Bourgeois"

The soil, which is the result of all your commentaries (thank you!), is
70%
akadama and 30% stones. 7mm. A 2 inches of 9mm drainage layer was put on
the
bottom. I didn't touch the rootball at all.


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