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compsy
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Username: Compsy
Post Number: 168
Registered: 1-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 - 7:30 am: | 
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A while ago I asked about planting evergreens (see below), and uncharacteristically for this forum, no one answered. Does anyone have experience doing this? Any opinions or helpful advice would be appreciated. |
Maplemom
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Username: Maplemom
Post Number: 136
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 - 7:56 am: |
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We had arborvitae planted 1.5 years ago (I think it's a type of evergreen...also known as a living fence, cone-shaped green trees). They have been easy to care for but we have to be VERY careful when snow falls or neighbors snow from the blower goes on them, it has to be shaken off or their branches can fan out and they can lose their shape (forever). They were about $100 per tree to have planted and we put in about 10...so it was an investment. Our backyard feels like a park, though! It even muffles sound to some extent.
Can you be more specific on the type of evergreen you are thinking about? It's sort of a huge umbrella that lots of trees fall under. I know on google I found several pages on types, how to plant/when, etc.
I know how you feel, sometimes my post will get buried but it's probably an honest unknown answer. |
Bobkat
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Username: Bobk
Post Number: 7607
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 - 8:21 am: |
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Compsy, there was a This Old House episode recently where they did plantings in the winter. There are some tricks to it. I would suggest a Google search.
Also, over the weekend I happened to drive by a couple of nurseries and they were closed up until spring. Getting the plants might be as big an issue as planting them. I think that given the cold snap the ground is pretty well frozen by now as well. |
thegoodsgt
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Username: Thegoodsgt
Post Number: 758
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 - 8:49 am: |
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Try this site.
http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/#subs |
cleo
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Username: Cleo
Post Number: 25
Registered: 4-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 - 10:19 am: |
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Maplemom -
What size (height) arborvitae did you buy and have they grown since you planted them? And how wide was the space where you planted the 10? We have been thinking about planting some sort of trees/shrubs as a screen for part of a fairly small backyard -- maybe about a 30 foot stretch of the backyard -- and this might be an option.
We'd also welcome other ideas.
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compsy
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Username: Compsy
Post Number: 170
Registered: 1-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 - 10:40 am: |
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Thanks, folks...I knew there was SOME knowledge/expereince out there! |
Maplemom
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Username: Maplemom
Post Number: 137
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 - 10:46 am: |
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We planted ours along our a wall that sides our neighbors driveway and their spaced picket fence above the wall. Their yard is above ours on the hill so our view was of driveway/cars/tires, right where we stepped out to sit. We just wanted a little more of green/lush feel there and a little of a private feeling when we would eat outside.
They have grown a lot. Maybe a foot? There was a small gap in between them last year but now there isn't. I suppose the tops will have to be trimmed in another year or two if they get really tall. I think ours were 5-6 feet tall. If you are really interested in seeing them, private line me and you can come by. They are really pretty in spring,summer and fall but during winter aren't quite as green and have a few brown splotches (but are still full). Like I said, don't let snow sit on them, other than that they are pretty carefree. I do think they need a decent amount of sun (ours get some but not tons). I think they are really pretty.
Dean Weiss put them in when he did our patio. You could do it yourself for less, but with trees (and that sort of investment) it's good to have a professional do it unless you have prior experience.
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jet
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Username: Jet
Post Number: 747
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 - 10:57 am: |
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We had Leland Cypresses planted by this guy. Steve Giordano , he is a local Fireman & allaround great guy # 908-534-0383 |
Bobkat
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Username: Bobk
Post Number: 7612
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 - 11:27 am: |
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I second the rec for Steve. He has done work for us and it was first class. |
Maplemom
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Username: Maplemom
Post Number: 138
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 - 5:12 pm: |
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That's a good name/# to know (Steve).
Also, here is a link to someone's poll on whether to plant leland cypress or arborvitae. It might be helpful to read depending on how much light you have or what your lot is like.
http://boards.hgtv.com/eve/ubb.x/a/tpc/f/1974011632/m/7111097881 |
compsy
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Username: Compsy
Post Number: 171
Registered: 1-2002
| | Posted on Friday, February 18, 2005 - 9:27 pm: |
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Thank you all, again.
I went to the several websites suggested above, and have some ideas that I'll run by our tree guys. We used Sav-A-Tree (and Todd Lamm in particular) for 18 years at our old house, and had them do some trimming when we moved into this house.
We weren't planning to add anything here, but after going through a couple of winters, I know that I want to add some green to an already wooded space behind the house.
It's both for privacy and color in the grey, bare season, as well as to get that exquisite sibilance of mid-winter wind passing through evergreens, which evokes the feeling of being up at the treeline in the White Mountains....
Note neighbor's house behind some trees in corner. Property slopes down to here, and water is plentiful.
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