How to Plant a Container Grown Arborvitae
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- This season I replaced my Snowball viburnum with an Emerald Green arborvitae. In this video, I show you how to properly plant a container grown arborvitae in your garden.
I hope you find this video helpful. Thanks for watching.
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Perfectly perfect kind planting. Trees are living things and I'm sure they appreciate the thoughtful planting. You are wonderful. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks so much for your kind note.
Thank you so much for the clear instructions and having the camera show us what you are doing. You have a lovely garden, so green.
Thanks so much Sandi and thanks for checking out the video.
Thank you for the thorough explanation and showing each part of the process. I now feel confident in planting my arbs! 💜
Thanks so much for watching my video. I'm glad it was helpful. Happy gardening!
This is excellent! Thank you for taking the time to show us how it’s done!
Thank you for watching.
Very helpful, thank you! I just bought 8 of these and want to do it right :) also, your gardens look lovely 😍
Thank you very much. I'm glad to hear you found this video helpful. Arborvitae are expensive to buy. It's good to get them off to the right start.
Very good explanations. Thank you
Thank you so much.
Your soil looks really nice black. Beautiful garden Sue
Thanks so much Claudia.
Oh it looks beautiful Sue 🥰
Excellent video thank you. With regards having more roots on oneside, a previous conmment sugested watering only took place on one side, this also can happen when one side of the pot has only ever faced the sun since being potted on and subsequently never turned.
Kev (uk)
Thanks so sharing that information. That makes sense to explain why one side was bare. Luckily, the tree is doing very well now that it's planted.
Thanks for your great tip 👍💯
I hope the video was helpful. Thanks for watching.
Hello, nice video. I’m new to all of this and had a local landscape put in 13 arborvitae‘s. Soaker hose on each side of the root balls and mulch around each tree. However being late July here in a Kentucky heat wave I’m fighting a battle of not knowing if I am overwatering, under watering, or fighting transplant stress. Several brown areas on the trees. Worse yet, I had underestimated how toxic dog urine is so I think my dogs may have hit some of them. I’ve just put some garden friendly dog deterrent on the mulch around each tree. They’ve been in for a week now and I’m keeping my fingers crossed. The soil is really moist so this morning I just had the system running about 10 minutes and will likely skip this evening. Thanks again.😃
Thanks for watching the video. I hope your hedge thrives.
Nice video, going to use these techniques. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for your note.
Nicely done
Excellent video. You’re awesome
Thank you for watching.
I watch a lot of garden shows on CZcams and this is probably the most magnificent garden I've seen. I wonder which type of arborvitae is better for zone 7a, green giant or emerald green? I want to keep it to no more than 8 feet tall.
Thank you. I think both of those variety arborvitae will grow taller than 8 feet but it will take a while. They are great trees.
Best video!
JTB!
Hello! I hope you're doing well, very nice video and your garden looks amazing! I'd sit in there all the time! Lol We are getting ready to plant two of these on the corner of our house where we had a holly tree and a cottonwood ground out that had died. Being that most of the dirt looks like wood chips in digging out an area about three times the size of the root ball and was going to replace with bags of topsoil as well as a little bit of cow manure, from a bag, mixed together. Do you think that mix will be ok for the tree? Also do you have to put the mulch around the tree? We live in the Midwest, we may get a week or two of temps below 0. But usually not a really harsh winter. The summers do get hot and humid. Hope you're having a great day in your garden. Thank you.
Thanks for your note. I am not certain what to recommend since I am not familiar with your garden. I suggest you call your local extension office because they are very familiar with your specific growing area and can make sound recommendations. I would hate to give bad advice. You should mulch your trees, but be certain not to let the mulch touch the trunks and don't pile the mulch too high. I hope that helps.
Very well put together 👍🏼🌲🌱 Chip 🌱 CHIPS WORLD 👋🏼
Thank you Chip!
What do you recommend if I planted the plant without untangling the roots? Would you recommend digging them up to replant?
It is hard to recommend without seeing the plant. If you remember that the plant was severely root bound and it was recently planted, you may want to try fixing the roots and replanting it. I would just make sure any new trees that are planted get the roots untangled.
Do you want to add some kind of fertilizer or something else to the soil before filling it in?
Thanks for watching the video. There has been a lot of research done showing that soil additives to the growing hole are not really effective. Having said that, it is always good to be working to keep your soil healthy. The best way to do that is to do a soil test and understand what nutrients might be missing. And it is always good to be adding organic material to your soil (compost, leave mold). Here is a link that may help hortnews.extension.iastate.edu/files/article/files/treplant.pdf
How high is the root ball? None of the shots show how much of the root ball is sticking up above the soil line. That is what I'm trying to figure out, as the guys out there planting right now have a LOT of the root ball above the actual yard level. I'll probably have to properly replant once they are "done."
I placed mine roughly 1 inch above the ground, but the key is simply not to plant them too deeply. It is better for them to be up higher. Untangling the roots, not over watering, and making sure the root flare is not below ground level will ensure healthy plants.
Maybe it only had roots in one side because it was only watered from one side
How deep did you dig the hole down?
Hi. I left the root flare a little higher than the surface of the soil.
Hmmmm....I need 15 arborvitae planted ....can you do it for me....your much better at it for sure....
LOL. Good luck with the planting.
Hello I have a question. I just planted three of these and I did not follow these steps. Can I dig up and replant ?
You should be able to replant your shrubs, but take care to keep your transplants watered well if your area is hot and dry right now.
So if beetles get on your tree, you cant save the tree?
The shrub I removed was a Snowball viburnum. Viburnum beetle can be killed with harsh chemicals, but I didn't want to keep spraying the tree. I made the decision to plant something better suited to the space. I'm glad I did.
Did this plant live? Please update 🙏 that root system didn't look good.
I am happy to report that arborvitae is doing great. Thank goodness. I was worried about that one side that seemed to be missing roots, but the tree is growing well.
How about when purchasing green giant arborvitaes that is 8 ft high in burlap and metal grate? Thanks
You need to really pay close attention to finding the root flare for a burlap tree because it sometimes get covered during the burlap process. There are also studies that are being done to determine whether the metal cage should stay or go. Studies suggest you should remove the top 8-16 inches of the basket. Please read this link to learn more details extension.umd.edu/resource/embedded-wires-nylon-cord-and-wire-baskets.
I wish you’d talk slower, really appreciate video, seems simple, but always have to back up video to listen again, lots of people, Americans go v fast. No offense, now you’re talking slower. Ty
Thanks for the feedback Renee because it helps me improve. I appreciate your note.
Top R gear & slow video speed down if you need to