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.

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
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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.

The label doesn't mention anything about how far to space the trees apart
when planting. My goal is simply to have a nice, solid wall of cedars for
privacy's sake. But too close and they crowd each other out and too far
apart and there are gaps which defeats the purpose. So I'm just looking
for the correct spacing for this specific type of cedar tree.

Many thanks!

David
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"symplastless" wrote in
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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

On Apr 4, 4:50 pm, WPB wrote:
The label doesn't mention anything about how far to space the trees apart
when planting. My goal is simply to have a nice, solid wall of cedars for
privacy's sake. But too close and they crowd each other out and too far
apart and there are gaps which defeats the purpose. So I'm just looking
for the correct spacing for this specific type of cedar tree.

Many thanks!



Plant them about 30 inches apart... and remember Google is your
friend.

On Apr 4, 10:13 pm, "symplastless" wrote:
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

--
Many tree problems are associated with the following:

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

UnhealthyTreesfrom the Nursery / Improper Plantinghttp://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 andhttp://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/M/index.html Look up "Mulch"

Improper Pruninghttp://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.
Arboristhttp://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

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Hello, all: Just a brief question. On the weekend I bought 6 cedartrees.
Emerald Green Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd' -- zone 3a). The
information tag mentions how deeply to plant them, but not how far apart.
Thetreesare 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.- Hide quoted text -

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Minor picky detail: Thuja's are not related in any way to Cedars.
Separate species entirely.

Minor picky detail: Thuja's are not related in any way to Cedars.
Separate species entirely.

Fair enough, but I only typed up what was on the card that came with the
tree.

Plant them about 30 inches apart... and remember Google is your
friend.

And so are newsgroups. Patronizing, but at least you gave me the answer I
was looking for. Thanks.

Again, I think you missed my point on planting depth. If the case I will
repeat with this address for proper planting depth. The tree should be
planted at the depth the roots are coming off the trunk. Any deeper and
they are too deep. Just prepare your planting site to the depth you would
like to plant. Any deeper and adding fill will more or less sink and the
trees will be planted too deep. Do not fertilize or prune until the second
growing season. Proper mulching would be a good idea which I suggest as
well. Please see proper mulching. Also if you properly prepare a planting
site and not just dig a hole you may have to stake if your trees will blow
over in a mild wind. For the most part I do not deal with products or
promote them. However, it has been rightfully suggest not to use wire in a
hose and use broad belt-like flexible material that will allow the tree to
sway. No body would make them for me so I make my own. We sell the as
well. The are called CAMB GUARDS. Please do not use wire in a hose. No
matter how big the hose the pressure is still localized. I tell you these
things because I care for you and the trees. If you decide you would like
to stake and use CAMB GUARDS I will make you a good deal.

Planting
http://home.ccil.org/~treeman/sub1.html and
Look up "Tree Planting"
http://www.treedictionary.com/DICT2003/shigo/RHIZO.html

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

Proper staking:
http://home.ccil.org/~treeman/camb/ just a suggestion.

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.