i thought i was one of the only people to use google maps to watch trees grow! it's addicting!

@FumblingwithFlowers

3 жыл бұрын

You are not alone. :)

@cocoamcjaegermeister5534

3 жыл бұрын

Lol I have never herd of this voodoo magic until today. Sounds very useful yes... you people pay crazy attention to detail.

Great video. You put a lot of time and research into it and it really shows.

@FumblingwithFlowers

3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that, thank you so much!

I planted (50) 9"-12" Thuja Green Giants in 2008. I dug out the holes and replaced the soil with big box stores top soil. They are very hardy trees and easy to grow. 100% success rate. The first few years they need daily watering. Deer do eat them but it's not their favorite. Moth balls around the trees took care of that. I accidentally mowed one flush to the ground and it still grew. Like most trees and plants they don't like their roots saturated in water. There was a low part of my yard water didn't drain from very well that killed 6 trees....root rot. The others are still there to this day. They grew about 2 feet a year. This year I planted (10) 9"-12" Thuja Green Giants. I did it like the instructions this time. 7 died and I'm still nursing the other 3. I recommend digging out the hole 3 times as wide and about 1" deeper than the root ball. Put 1" of top soil in and just a pinch of fertilizer on top of that. The tree goes next and while holding the tree fill the space around it with big box stores top soil and press it firm. The top of the root ball should be even with the ground then a little more top soil sprinkled and pressed firm. Another pinch of fertilizer then water thoroughly. Water every day in the morning. Watering at night tends to create mold and rot problems. This is how I planted the (50) and had 100% success.

@FumblingwithFlowers

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this detailed comment! Someone recommended mothballs for a groundhog under our deck. I will check it out too.

@peternyc

Жыл бұрын

@randyscrafts8575, I don't understand what you meant when you said that the second planting of 10 trees you "did it like the instructions"? What did you do different between the first plantings and the second plantings? How was the first plantings not done like the instructions?

Excellent video! Thank you for taking the time to film and post.

THIS VIDEO IS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!!! I thank you soooo much for making it! Just Brought 12 6 foot green giants from my property! getting them installed right now! This video gave me such peace of mind and excitement! thank you!!!

@sheenary730

Жыл бұрын

How many feet apart did you plant them?

Love it!! Thank you. I just bought 2 large arborvitaes and loooove them! So beautiful.

You have such a nice voice! Thank you for the video

I have 2 Hollywood Junipers, planted spring of 2021 and the growth amazes me! They’re a great investment.

Very helpful to see the time lapse. Thank you :)

Excellent video! Thank you very much for making it.

@FumblingwithFlowers

Ай бұрын

Thanks! I'm so glad. 👍

Awesome! Loved it! Very useful information!

Finally a youtube video that contains rich amounts of useful information in a compact format. Do more of these. I like it.

Great video, would like to get more timelapse and comparison of the pro versus con of Nellie versus Green. I'm a fan. Subscribed!

Nicely done and your video really answered all of my questions.

@FumblingwithFlowers

Ай бұрын

I'm so glad. Thank you 👍

I just planted 30 Green giant Thuja here in the NE, they are about 5-6’ tall. Plated 5’ apart

Thanks for the video! I didn't know Maps could do that, Its amazing.

Great video thank you!! Just Planted some green giants

Wow great video, very informative

This is an excellent video. And I loved your narrating. Your rhythm and tone is very engaging. And the content very useful. Unfortunately for me I have some Nelly Stevens Hollies that I planted last summer 2020, but they were very small probably about a foot high. So it looks to me like it’s going to be a good six years maybe 10 years before I get some nice height on them to screen out my neighbor. I wish I had bought them bigger now.

@mrparts

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. Nelly S. hollies are beautiful but not fast growing at all. It’s usually best to buy them in the largest size you can afford to save time.

@learningasigo1269

3 жыл бұрын

@@mrparts Actually Nellie Stevens Holly is very fast growing. The first year they did not put on any height because they were getting established into the ground. I was impatient but I don’t believe I fertilized them when I planted them. Oops! That might partly explain the slow initial growth. But now in May 2021, more than a year after I planted them they have doubled in height. Most of this new growth has occurred in the past 6 weeks after I fertilized them , and I plan to fertilize them again with an organic fertilizer (Holly tone) in mid June.

@cerin59

2 жыл бұрын

I've read it goes "sleep, creep, leap" for years 1, 2 and 3. Im crossing fingers my hollies are about to "leap" over the next year.

your videos are wholesome I couldn’t stop laughing at you facing off with that deer

@FumblingwithFlowers

Жыл бұрын

Ha ha, thanks. I guess deer are mostly scaredy cats unless it's a crazy rutting buck.

Great video

Thanks for the info. I planted 5 green giants this fall, about 3 feet tall, and recently had a buck rub off the upper limbs of one plant. I wrapped all 5 plants and hoping this plant will recover in the spring. The leader bark seems intact. Unfortunately we have a lot of deer pressure in my neighborhood but this is my first time dealing with buck rubs on my plants. They also damaged a weeping cherry tree planted next to the row of green giants.

@FumblingwithFlowers

6 ай бұрын

Before I broke down and put up a welded wire fence a buck rubbed on one of our green giants and put a big gash in it. I'll post a video soon. It's healing nicely. It might not look pretty but you can try protecting younger plants with cages or just some tall rebar poking out of the soil around it since bucks seem to prefer a clear spot to do their rubbing. You've got my sympathy!

The hedge row is gorgeous.

@FumblingwithFlowers

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. Green Giants can make a well maintained hedge.

Very good video thanks for doing this.

Misleading when the websites that sell them say 3-5 feet per year...they don't tell you it takes 4 years to reach that rate of growth

@randyscrafts8575

Жыл бұрын

Mine never grew at 3'-5' a year. They we're about 2' a year.

@remohor

Жыл бұрын

Agree!!!

@MellowMikesMind

Жыл бұрын

I planted mine 2 years ago at about 3-4ft each and they are now all 8-10ft tall. Im 6ft and they are all about a foot or two taller than I can reach. Of course the tops aren’t full, but doesn’t take 4 years to get 3ft+ year growth

@jayd76page80

Жыл бұрын

I’ve had mine for almost 12 years now. This year it looks like they are falling apart. The tops are droopy big branches are droopy. They are still totally green. How can I get them back to proper shape? We had almost no winter, so it isn’t snow or ice damage.

@kapec21

7 ай бұрын

​@@jayd76page80water every other day + some fertilizer.

Awesome...I live near the beach and bay, but so wish I lived where it snows....I know most people would gladly trade places but I just love the snow.

@FumblingwithFlowers

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! My current thinking is that every location has pros and cons.

Amazing Video! Great Help. What is a good price for them? Are they hard to plant?

Bought 15 Arborvitaes (Brandon) yesterday, and your examples of deer nibbling makes me nervous. The deer here are generally are well behaved. Although, last year they ate a new mulberry sapling off twice (in the summer), and one year they striped a lot of bark off a 10 year old maple (in the winter.) Maybe the first couple of years I can cover the trees with burlap during the winter as a precaution. Thank you for the video. Interesting way to show the tree growth.

@FumblingwithFlowers

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment. Good luck with your trees and let us know how it goes!

@MAGAMAN

2 жыл бұрын

I find the best way to discourage that behavior is to shoot them and leave the body there as a warning to the others.

Thank you for posting this. It was very helpful to see that the deer are still eating trees that are supposed to be deer resistant. We are considering green giants but we have a lot of deer that cross through our property. Now I'm second guessing if we should choose a different tree. I feel like we can't win with all the deer browsing. They at our hollies one year! If they are very hungry they will eat most plants.

@FumblingwithFlowers

2 жыл бұрын

I would still grow Green Giants if it's possible to give them some protection when needed. The only thing I never see them eating much of is native Viburnum.

I planned 30 small green giant trees. The deer were absolutely destroying them quickly when the snow came. 30 fences would be very expensive! I wrapped them all in burlap to protect them. Working great.

@FumblingwithFlowers

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you're winning. Deer are no joke in some neighborhoods.

I have 20 green giants in my backyard and just when some of them were starting to get some height to them, a buck came along and rubbed the hell out of trunks of several of them. Deer are a pain in the butt.

Wow! Nice!

We’re planting a row of green giants this spring. Can’t wait. And yes stay away from arborvitaes if you have deer

@FumblingwithFlowers

3 жыл бұрын

I'm excited for you. I'd still spray them with deer repellent at least in the first year or put a cage around them if you have deer.

Really informative on the time lapse. Are these planted 5 ft apart?

@FumblingwithFlowers

3 жыл бұрын

The Green Giants look very close together in the hedge but I can't say for sure without a measuring tape.

If you want to keep the deer away try a pump up sprayer or a spray bottle and put some dish soap and water in them and spray your plants or trees the deer will leave them alone. Repeat after a rain, use warm water if you spray in the winter

you are much more tolerant of the deer than i could be, GOOGLE really has our lives at their fingertips. Good video!

@FumblingwithFlowers

3 жыл бұрын

Being close to a city, we're basically forced to tolerate deer to some degree. Thank you for your comment!

Great video is that your real voice or computer? Because you voice is so cute if its real.

Luv my green giants!!! Wish i could afford 37 lol

@randyscrafts8575

Жыл бұрын

Look into Cypress. They're less expensive and fast growing. Just sayin.

Where is the best place I can buy Thuja Green Giants commercially/wholesale?

Do one on the growth of Ivy for fast privacy growing on fences or even other plants that grow really fast and are evergreen. Because I (and probably lots of other people these days) am looking for the fastest most affordable growing privacy hedge i can possibly find... the perfect plant! O_o

@FumblingwithFlowers

3 жыл бұрын

Ivy sounds like a good idea. Some people say if you've got enough sun, climbing roses could be great for privacy too.

Remington makes a deer repellent… it’s called a model 700…. LOL… just kidding but you do seem to have a lot of deer… we have them in our area also but they won’t touch a green giant… I think they have enough of their natural food sources… most of the time when they are eating those types of shrubs it’s either because their population is too dense or they are stressed from harsh winter conditions.

Nice video, I just bought 10 of them

We have a lot of open woods. The deer are the size of horses. I am going to fence them in during the winters. these trees really do well in full sun. I have 35 arborvitaes in my backyard. 1/2 of them are in full sun and 1/2 are in partial sun. The full sun tress are 25 feet tall. The partial suns are 10 feet tall. I have some 75 feet tall cotton woods. they are native to the area, but they are a nuisance to me. They continually shed tiny to very large branches and limbs. They need to disappear. Professional arborists want $10,000. I have been saving up to rent an aerial lift and a bobcat with a claw attachment. Thanks for your insight.

@FumblingwithFlowers

Жыл бұрын

I hope the deer leave yours alone. Tree removal is so expensive. We have swamp maples all over our property. They're quite messy and depending on water supply, they can start dropping leaves all over the place as early as July. Thanks for your comment.

Question: So I have 7 of these. They are right on my property line and my neighbor doesn't want them to grow over to his side. Can I trim them flat like a wall? I've seen regular arborvitaes done that way but not sure if Thuja's are ok too. Thank You!

@MichaelJosephJr934

5 ай бұрын

Update for those who have deer. These are supposed to be resistant but they are not! Just sayiing.

Thank you for feeding the deer.

Where is the cheapest place to buy these?

I planted a Green Giant last year and it’s leaning a bit. Should I dig it up or will it straighten itself up?

@FumblingwithFlowers

3 жыл бұрын

If the tree isn't huge, I'd try to sink a shovel down under it, move the soil and correct it. Happy spring!

Never thought of using google maps to see plants grow 😀

@FumblingwithFlowers

Жыл бұрын

😀

With good sun, proper moisture and mulch and fertilizer they can easily grow 5' a year... after the first year or two.

I like the junior green giants size , can I trim it to keep it small in the future ?thank you!!

@FumblingwithFlowers

3 жыл бұрын

You can trim it but it's a lot of work. If you want something small, there are better choices out there.

@matthatesford

3 жыл бұрын

If you want an arborvitae that stays small get an emerald green or beauty. Same thing but caps out at around 12ft

yeah those trees grow really fast I seen them on someones property as a natural fence they were really tiny like miniature christmas trees they used no protection from deer they planted like 30 and in less than 10 years they were huge and some were in Partial shade

@FumblingwithFlowers

Жыл бұрын

Green giants are impressive for sure.

Holly trees are about the only tree a deer won't eat at all , cedar tree they don't eat where I'm at but the bucks love to rub them . Really high concentrations of deer in my area nothing is safe except holly trees ,ferns and most bulb plants like tiger lillies,tulips etc.

@FumblingwithFlowers

8 ай бұрын

What kind of holly? They nibble on Nellie Stevens here and rabbits love it even more. I have to protect the bottom from rabbits. Ferns are safe here too. :)

@goaheadmakeourdayscooterpe9644

8 ай бұрын

@@FumblingwithFlowers The ones I had were the upright type shaped like a Xmas tree (American Holly ?) most were 10 - 25 foot tall with branches to the ground with the very pointy leaves. Very heavy deer population here but those were never touched the 25 years been here in PA. Some of them get the red berries in fall others didn't. Every fall robins migrating thru would gorge themselves on the berries.

@FumblingwithFlowers

8 ай бұрын

@@goaheadmakeourdayscooterpe9644 American holly must be the way to go. The few times I've seen it was quite expensive but I'm going to reconsider adding it.

do they have the potential to be invasive though? since Deer dont eat them?

@FumblingwithFlowers

Жыл бұрын

They don't self seed or spread so that makes them safe.

I have some. 1st year a foot. 2nd year a foot. 3rd year 3 feet. 4th year space.

actually I liked the quite in this video

Do you remove the burlap? How about the metal grate?

@FumblingwithFlowers

Жыл бұрын

The green giants came in containers, not metal or burlap. I read it is best to take it off so long as you wet all the soil in it so it doesn't crumble apart disturbing the root mass especially on a hot sunny day. Did you plant some?

@brodygoalie

Жыл бұрын

@@FumblingwithFlowers yes. 8 to 10 ft tall.

are Green Giants hybrids?

anyone try the mini? do they grow fast?

Cypress is another fast growing tree. I've never grown them but may soon. Cypress are less expensive than the Thuja Green Giant.

@FumblingwithFlowers

Жыл бұрын

I think Green Giant is prettier but Cypress are definitely an option too. Thanks for your comment!

Sounds like it’s deer season to me…

Are you sure what your calling junipers are not actually in fact cedars? That is what we call them in Indiana and they are harvested for their insect resistant wood.

@FumblingwithFlowers

3 жыл бұрын

The ones I planted are Juniper chinensis. They are definitely similar though. To make matters more confusing, there's a Juniperus virginiana also known as the Eastern Red Cedar.

@thetubekid

3 жыл бұрын

Eastern red cedar are actually juniper trees. She's right.

@great-garden-watch

2 жыл бұрын

@@FumblingwithFlowers interesting. I have that dense foliage lighter green juniper and juniper ground covers and the deer steer clear. That and boxwood seem to be my only guarantees. Oh and the light green false cypress shrub are left alone too.

how do you find deer with antlers I rarely see a male deer

@FumblingwithFlowers

Жыл бұрын

I see way more females than males here.

Is there a way to keep them 15 ft max?

@slickchick5811

Жыл бұрын

get the smaller variety.

WTF, you can do a time lapse on people's houses using google maps? That's just messed up.

@FumblingwithFlowers

2 жыл бұрын

Google will blur your house if you want to hide it for some reason. That might cause the Streisand effect though.

My are like 12 years old. Make a Great Wall. However this year they are really starting to droop. The tops are bending to the side, and several big branches are suddenly hanging way lower. They are still completely green. They just look like crap. I don’t know what to do

@FumblingwithFlowers

7 ай бұрын

Did they ever recover?

@jayd76page80

7 ай бұрын

@@FumblingwithFlowers they did. I got some miracle grow and gave them a good feeding. It took a few weeks but they came back

In Texas you can acquire that privacy barrier with a deer resistant shrub... the Texas Sage. That sucker with grow to a large bush within 2 years. It can grow up to like 6 ft high and you can shape it into hedges. It's naturally round and requires very little water. It will bloom beautiful purple flowers all over when rain is in the forecast. Somehow this plant can detect changes in humidity and barometric pressure and starts to bloom. It handles extreme heat and cold. Best to cover it if temps get down to zero. You can trim it all the way down to the ground and it will regrow to it's original size within several months. Deer absolutely hate Texas Sage.

@FumblingwithFlowers

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info about that very interesting plant. It's gorgeous!

@weskarcher483

6 ай бұрын

@@FumblingwithFlowers Another deer resistant privacy screen that grows super fast is the Chaste Tree. It has dark purple blooms and will grow to like 15 ft in just a few short years.

@FumblingwithFlowers

6 ай бұрын

@@weskarcher483 That one I can grow and have two. I've seen it growing in more south New Jersey maybe 16 feet tall sandwiched (and protected) by Green Giants. Only drawback is it is very slow to break dormancy here.

Do leyland cypress

Deer have destroyed so many of my plants I took up hunting last year. 5 dead deer later and I'm slightly optimistic about 2021.

@JJD-9403

3 жыл бұрын

Nice!! And they also taste delicious

@brianbarnes9635

3 жыл бұрын

@@JJD-9403 absolutely! I had a deer egg and cheese breakfast burrito on the way to work this morning!

@JJD-9403

3 жыл бұрын

@@brianbarnes9635 sounds amazing. I want one lol

You could always plant an oleander with the baby green giant and those deer will stay far away from that tree.

@FumblingwithFlowers

3 жыл бұрын

Oleander is pretty! Our zone 6 is too cold for it though.

I really like your evergreen choices and nice video... but I think they planted the Green Giants too close together, they really want to be at least 15' wide, I plant them at least 12' apart. I spray them with deer repellent the few years while they are tender, after that the deer leave them alone. I spray in early winter when the lawn is no longer a viable food source so late December and then again in Mid February... same for my Nellie Stevens, even more important,

@FumblingwithFlowers

2 жыл бұрын

I agree with you. :)

Green giants do horribly in Texas. The heat is just too intense to grow in direct sunlight. Deer will tear it up, especially in the cold months when they are rubbing their antlers everywhere. Your second choice is Nellie Stevens Hollies but don't leave those unprotected also, deer will eat all the needle point leaves off those too.

Deer ate mine this year....

@FumblingwithFlowers

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry that happened. Sometimes it's very frustrating trying to grow something.

Just buy a bunch of hay for the winter to feed the deer. If they are sated / not hungry, they are not gonna eat the trees.

@FumblingwithFlowers

2 жыл бұрын

That doesn't work for me. Once I accidentally fed the deer with old bird seed. I never saw so many deer on the property coming for it. Then they nibbled on every single plant around the birdseed!

why would anyone plant a store bought tree way out in the woods. Good luck watering.

@FumblingwithFlowers

3 жыл бұрын

It's at the wooded edge which borders our yard. I watered it exactly two times and it's surprisingly been fine where it is.

@christined3953

3 жыл бұрын

@@FumblingwithFlowers Great. planting around bigger trees blocks light and makes them spindly.

Just start deer hunting

@FumblingwithFlowers

2 жыл бұрын

I respect responsible hunters but I'm not a hunter and not in an area where it is allowed.

@Hunter2847

2 жыл бұрын

@@FumblingwithFlowers ok, ya I respect responsible non hunters as well

deer are rats with antlers........

@FumblingwithFlowers

Жыл бұрын

Ha!

Lady your lucky that young buck you stomped your foot at wasn't in rut. Feb he was most likely past rut. Had he been in full rut he may have taken the challenge and tore you up.. you are female.. Deer will hurt you I saw a man that had to be medi-vacd at a game station yrs ago buck sliced him up like a butcher . You people think deer friendly or cute. Becareful