My parents have arborvitaes at their house in the suburbs and they're bare from 4' down - the deer eat them so they look ridiculous. I guess if you have a lower deer population and more browse for them to eat to stay away from the arborvitae they would be great
Green giants are different and Deer resistant. They don't eat them in my yard but will chow down on regular arborvitae.
Haven't used them on the farm so not sure, but I think they would be beneficial. My only hesitation I have would be if you're in a part of the country that has bag worms. In my yard I have to spray the trees at least every 2 years to break the life cycle. They can kill a tree in short order.
If that's not a problem they sure do grow fast once established.
they are NOT (see explanation below) shade intolerant ... Correct answer ... the more sun, the better; however, beyond perhaps growing a little slower, and maybe less dense, they will survive/thrive with 4-5 hours of sun.
You sure? I'll have to get some pics of mine. They are planted pretty much in an east - west and N - S line but my yard is small and surrounded by large chestnut oaks. I wouldn't plant them in the shade mind you. You could be spot on and I got lucky where I planted mine.
You sure? I'll have to get some pics of mine. They are planted pretty much in an east - west and N - S line but my yard is small and surrounded by large chestnut oaks. I wouldn't plant them in the shade mind you. You could be spot on and I got lucky where I planted mine.
Bill ..... keeping Emerald green Arbovitae, American Arbovitae, Thuja Green Giant, Leyland Cypress, and GREEN GIANT Arbovitae characteristics from getting jumbled in my mind often takes more effort than I am able/willing to expend. We attempted to use Emerald Green for some light screening along trails but lost them all as shade became less available (the deterioration process was slow - multi year). Also, the deer found them very tasty.
Quickly cutting to the chase, I suspect Green Giant Arbovitae are more shade tolerant because of their parentage. They are a hybrid ... ". A hybrid cultivar of the western red cedar and Japanese arborvitae (Thuja standishii), it was developed in the 1930s in Denmark and introduced to the United States in 1967. Their fast growth rate suggest another example of the "hybrid vigor" we often hear about. Western Red Cedar are pretty shade tolerant; hence, the excellent success of your plantings. Obviously, they are hearty with less than full sun for long hours ... my error. Good choice my friend!