How to create a privacy fence with emerald green arborvitae trees.

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In this video I use emerald green arborvitaes to create a natural tree line hedge for part of my backyard for privacy. I'll show you how to go from bare ground to planted trees. Below are a few links to some products that I used for planting them.
Plant-Tone Fertilizer (Update: Use plant-tone for arborvitae’s, not Holly-tone)
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Groundskeeper II Rake
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Gorilla Dump Cart
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  • @PTProgress
    @PTProgress2 жыл бұрын

    Great addition to the yard! How often do you expect to water them early on? 1x a day at least?

  • @Type5Reviews

    @Type5Reviews

    2 жыл бұрын

    I’ll be giving these 10 gallons of water each week. The key to proper watering is deep and infrequent to give the soil time to drain and a chance for the roots to get oxygen as well. I’ll be posting a watering video for them soon. 👍🏻

  • @itv6669
    @itv6669 Жыл бұрын

    Nice video. To the point, no time waste, and a good motivational video for DIY familes.

  • @Type5Reviews

    @Type5Reviews

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks.

  • @davidseale4098
    @davidseale4098 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you. This was very helpful.

  • @juliemcglade5697
    @juliemcglade56973 ай бұрын

    Looks Great!

  • @jcferg7733
    @jcferg7733 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent video.

  • @percival23
    @percival237 күн бұрын

    In my experience arborvitae's will actually grown very slim when planted very close to each other . Mine are only about 30 inches apart and were barley 3ft high when planted. I wanted an Italian Cypress look but I needed a tree that could handle the Northeast. It worked well and the tree's are about 13 feet now.

  • @gwendolynmccall211
    @gwendolynmccall211 Жыл бұрын

    those look good!

  • @pal98111
    @pal98111 Жыл бұрын

    Depending on climate zone, wax mirtles or cherry laurels make great evergreen screening bushes/trees. Not as instant but much nicer and the birds like both.

  • @af7602
    @af7602 Жыл бұрын

    Great vid/work. After I bought my home, I planted 30 arborvitae going up the line as a natural fence 20 years ago. Only thing is, I didn't know the deer thought they were cotton candy. From the bottom to about 6 feet up, they eat them. No amount of deer "repellant" worked. Now, keeping the trees and getting an estimates on a 6 foot privacy wall. New neighbor aka "Mrs. Kravitz" moved in next door.

  • @darrellh9060
    @darrellh9060 Жыл бұрын

    I have a bunch of these, Deer herds have them eaten from the ground up to 5 feet they all look like giant green spears now , you can use all the deterrent stuff on the planet it works for about a month and ends up costing several times more than the bushes cost. One deer proof alternative is Boxwoods .

  • @Type5Reviews

    @Type5Reviews

    Жыл бұрын

    That’s good to know, and I’ve seen others post concerns about deer as well. Fortunately for myself in my neighborhood we don’t get a lot of deer so this hasn’t been as issue for me, but I can see how it could be.

  • @autumnfeldpausch5539
    @autumnfeldpausch5539 Жыл бұрын

    So far weve planted 16 and 4 have died, usually death occured same year we planted and weve a mixture of these with another type (cant remember the name, so many of them). Ones that died were either wrong placement or lack of watering or they were already gonners when we bought them & didnt realize it til its too late. We never measured, never leveled the ground. I have very good eyeballing skills and my husband has great diging skills. So far, our back yard looks very nice, and that includes a new vinyl fence, azaleas, rose bushes, couple fire bush "trees" and a patio. Now we just need to buy our 4 surrounding neighbor's houses for added peace and privacy

  • @mervinprone

    @mervinprone

    23 күн бұрын

    They can’t be watered enough in the first year. Especially late fall, just before winter freeze.

  • @autumnfeldpausch5539

    @autumnfeldpausch5539

    22 күн бұрын

    @mervinprone I'm agreeing with you. After a year later and learning from our mistakes.

  • @willgaither2478
    @willgaither2478 Жыл бұрын

    It’s important to spray the trees with Bifen at least monthly during warmer months. If not sprayed monthly, insects (mites) will eat them up. I have three tall ones in my landscape and I spray them monthly from April - September.

  • @Type5Reviews

    @Type5Reviews

    Жыл бұрын

    Good advice. 👍🏻

  • @michaelgusovsky

    @michaelgusovsky

    6 ай бұрын

    absolutely not. i'd rather suffer a little insect damage, than poison my home. "Bifenthrin was included in a biocide ban proposed by the Swedish Chemicals Agency, because of its carcinogenic effect. "

  • @TheNotoriousNemo
    @TheNotoriousNemo Жыл бұрын

    dang, those are nice

  • @robertgilkey8812
    @robertgilkey881211 ай бұрын

    Is there a follow up video of this project? It looks awesome.

  • @westhavenor9513
    @westhavenor951317 күн бұрын

    Very nice job, but at age 60 I don't know if I want to wait 20 years to enjoy my privacy screen, so I planted a mix of leyland cypress and red-tip photinia. Should be good to go in 5 years.

  • @angeloc700
    @angeloc700 Жыл бұрын

    Great job! You must be (or have been) a professional landscaper. In a couple years those will blend in and your yard will be an oasis.

  • @georgeboettjer9063
    @georgeboettjer9063 Жыл бұрын

    Cool😊

  • @michaelcrosta
    @michaelcrosta3 ай бұрын

    Emerald arbs are nice but if you want a deer resistant plant and a plant that grows much faster i have had great success with Green Giant Arborvitaes . These plants grow 2 ft a year if they get enough sun and you would use half as many plants . You would not have to stagger them. if you prune the tops the first few years they spread out and get wider really quick. I did a similar project at my daughters house and the nursery told me to spread them out 8 ft apart on center for the 5ft Arbs I though that was a little to much so I went 6 ft and pruned the tops of the 12 Arbs the first 3 years . The neighbors had a 5 ft fence by 3 years they were almost hedged by 5 yrs not only can you not see there fence you cannot see there house which is about 100 ft away from the fence. You did I nice job with those Emeralds !

  • @Type5Reviews

    @Type5Reviews

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks. I actually have green giants along the back and other side of my yard and really like those. Very tall and grow really fast. I thought about them for this area but went with the emerald greens because I didn’t want them to get too wide.

  • @cravatenoire3269
    @cravatenoire3269 Жыл бұрын

    Please suggest a Juniper like tree to grow on hard laterite foothill in a tropical climate with around 40% Sun beside 10-12 feet tall Boundary Wall facing higher side of land for front yard privacy and decor. TYVM PS: Though of different climate Similar Tall trees (guessing Cypres) found in Granada Spain seemed interesting

  • @aliceke2542
    @aliceke2542 Жыл бұрын

  • @billwang4086
    @billwang408618 күн бұрын

    Wait till your first heavy snow if an area that gets snow and the trees split bc they have multiple leaders

  • @fredrelay1052
    @fredrelay1052 Жыл бұрын

    The best privacy tree is the "American Pillar" arborvitae. Nothing grows faster, super dense, very narrow at the base. I am willing to fight anyone who disagrees.

  • @Type5Reviews

    @Type5Reviews

    Жыл бұрын

    Great suggestion. I have a corner near my shed where I’m looking to plant another and an American Pillar arborvitae would go great there.

  • @wernerlampe8089
    @wernerlampe80892 ай бұрын

    … We in Germany call these bushes cemetery rockets. … 🤣

  • @thomastjg53
    @thomastjg53 Жыл бұрын

    I like these trees but ,every fall I have to put a deer fence around them , till may so the deer won’t eat them. Has worked for me so far.

  • @mlhm5
    @mlhm5 Жыл бұрын

    two steps that would have helped. Fill the dug hole with water and let it soak in the surrounding area at least twice and after you plant the tree fill it with water for at least two times and keep it wet for a week.

  • @Dom-pf8wd
    @Dom-pf8wd Жыл бұрын

    Nice job, they look great already!Would love to see them in a few years.Mind if I ask where you are located (zone?)?

  • @Type5Reviews

    @Type5Reviews

    Жыл бұрын

    Northwest Indiana. Zone 5/6

  • @raczyk
    @raczyk2 ай бұрын

    How far from the fence did you play plant the cedar trees?

  • @debbart9394
    @debbart9394 Жыл бұрын

    Good video, the only thing I would do differently is plant Thuja Green Giants instead, less trees needed and fills in a lot nicer & quicker than Emerald Green. Thuja are deer & disease resistant! I am absolutely in love with the Thuja's, the way they fill out, the foliage is nicer and grow wider than Emerald, grows aprox 3 ft per yr.

  • @Type5Reviews

    @Type5Reviews

    Жыл бұрын

    Thuja’s are great! You should check out my other video below on the green giants that I planted to make a backyard fence. I had decided to use emerald greens in this section only because of how wide the green giants get. I needed them to stay narrow. How to create a fast growing privacy fence with green giant arborvitae trees. kzread.info/dash/bejne/l32s0aagj7a6j8Y.html

  • @johnraviella6561

    @johnraviella6561

    Жыл бұрын

    Pretty sure emeralds are a type of thuja… and emeralds form a nice, dense hedge

  • @debbart9394

    @debbart9394

    Жыл бұрын

    @@johnraviella6561 But the Thuja Plicata Standishii has darker richer color...

  • @Funknwanker

    @Funknwanker

    Жыл бұрын

    Thuja is the genus for abrovitae. Both emerald green and green giants are thujas.

  • @debbart9394

    @debbart9394

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Funknwanker I know but the color and growth of both are different. I prefer the green giant for color and fullness.

  • @jusgiu
    @jusgiu Жыл бұрын

    One line of emeralds was totally enough as the became larger year by year..

  • @optimusprime6889
    @optimusprime6889Ай бұрын

    I was using hollytone until a lot of arborist advise to use plant tone especially for emeralds. Mine are doing much better.

  • @Type5Reviews

    @Type5Reviews

    Ай бұрын

    That’s correct. I incorrectly used Hollytone in this video but have since updated my description to say to use plant tone. Glad yours are doing well.

  • @junemarie1821
    @junemarie182111 ай бұрын

    Planted right below a tree. did you build up a bed

  • @johnh.2405
    @johnh.2405 Жыл бұрын

    NEVER waste your time with these if deer can get to them.

  • @spawn1086

    @spawn1086

    Жыл бұрын

    I agree 100%... I've had good luck with thunja evergreens and Blue spuce...😮

  • @goontubeassos7076

    @goontubeassos7076

    Жыл бұрын

    I’ve been planting trees for 25 year aside from preparing the bed, there was a lot of waste of time steps. Obviously he’s paid by the hour, or has that mentality. It’s like he wined and dined a person willing to put out with a name exchange.

  • @TheReckoningBeginsToday

    @TheReckoningBeginsToday

    Жыл бұрын

    As a bow hunter. Thanks for the tip.

  • @alangordon3283

    @alangordon3283

    Жыл бұрын

    @@goontubeassos7076maybe likes hearing and watching himself too much .

  • @anitaevans5361

    @anitaevans5361

    Жыл бұрын

    Amazing trees...we don't have a deer issue here in Alaska.

  • @jmd12127
    @jmd12127 Жыл бұрын

    Good job. Is that spacing 4 feet horizontally, or 4 feet diagonally on-center?

  • @Type5Reviews

    @Type5Reviews

    Жыл бұрын

    Horizontally.

  • @butchgreene
    @butchgreene Жыл бұрын

    How much did they cost per tree?

  • @insomniac2446
    @insomniac2446 Жыл бұрын

    I had 19ft trees planted but they didn’t take that cloth off at the bottom of them is that ok. I always thought that might suffocate the roots or something. I planted 13 of them and two seem to be yellowing more then the rest.

  • @Type5Reviews

    @Type5Reviews

    Жыл бұрын

    A lot of places will bury the trees with the burlap still on it. Technically the burlap will decay over time and shouldn’t be an issue and on trees that large I’d imagine there could be a different issue at play for those 2 specifically. Of course the transplanting process is quite a shock for most trees. There could be root damage from when they were dug up, too much or too little water, or insects etc. If you have a soil moisture probe you could check the moisture level on those trees vs your good ones. Good luck.

  • @ashihtaka
    @ashihtakaАй бұрын

    Any update video on these trees?

  • @Type5Reviews

    @Type5Reviews

    Ай бұрын

    This was my most recent update video. I’ll probably do another this fall. How fast do arborvitaes grow? Arborvitae updates 1 year later. kzread.info/dash/bejne/a2GO0NRuqaycdso.html

  • @kippywylie
    @kippywylie Жыл бұрын

    15 years later these trees are a big problem. You must apparently lightly prune them every year to control shape & size because once they've got out of control you cannot deeply prune without creating a hideous brown dead looking stump. Ours need to come down

  • @earnestfarley
    @earnestfarley Жыл бұрын

    Oh yeah..they are super cute when they are small…..then they get to 30ft and swallow up your yard

  • @jansenwuisan6816
    @jansenwuisan6816 Жыл бұрын

    Where did you buy the trees? Buying it at 6 ft already must have been expensive!!

  • @Type5Reviews

    @Type5Reviews

    Жыл бұрын

    At one of my local nurseries. The owner was clearing out this group of 13 for about $1000, which was still about half off of what they normally would go for….They say money can’t buy time, except for trees….then you are paying for time. 😂

  • @hiimappy

    @hiimappy

    Жыл бұрын

    i bought 3 gal 3-6' tall emerald greens for 8$ each...spent around 130 or so because the taller ones are expensive!!

  • @angeloc700

    @angeloc700

    Жыл бұрын

    @@hiimappy where?!?

  • @chipdip6577
    @chipdip65772 ай бұрын

    Looks nice but they grow 1-2 inches per year greens giants all the way

  • @erwmlw
    @erwmlw Жыл бұрын

    I liked the look before lol

  • @stavroslask1292
    @stavroslask12922 ай бұрын

    But the biggest available if you want 5-6 foot get 1 size up as a rule of thumb!!!!

  • @hendrehendre7458
    @hendrehendre7458 Жыл бұрын

    How is the tree doing ?

  • @Type5Reviews

    @Type5Reviews

    Жыл бұрын

    You can see a quick update on the arborvitaes in one of my recent videos. Lawn Blog April 2023: Weed Prevention, Fertilizing, Moles, and Arborvitae Updates. kzread.info/dash/bejne/a6mekpZuZLfTn6w.html

  • @invictusmaneo464
    @invictusmaneo464 Жыл бұрын

    Jak ty feťáci z Bodeguity zaplatí tvým sousedům, aby tě stalkovali a pak vytáhnou video, ve kterým radí, jak na to, aby měl člověk více soukromí :D Jste kouzelný :D Úplně odtržený od reality! Jaktože můžete k volbám?! :D

  • @RderGrabenfraser
    @RderGrabenfraser Жыл бұрын

    Precisely everything on a line, precisely straight like a highway? If the ice age had a spirit level, then the earth would not be round but a disc.

  • @DeepakShaw
    @DeepakShaw Жыл бұрын

    Thanks, where to buy these trees and price range please..

  • @Type5Reviews

    @Type5Reviews

    Жыл бұрын

    You can find them at your local nursery or at Home Depot or Lowe’s, etc for around $70 each depending on the size.

  • @mervinprone
    @mervinprone23 күн бұрын

    I don’t see the point of two rows and planting them so far apart. The trees in front will block the ones in the back. Those are narrow growing trees and they won’t grow together for 20 years.

  • @randomlyinteresting
    @randomlyinteresting22 күн бұрын

    did you even measure

  • @orlandob9958
    @orlandob99582 ай бұрын

    Growth rate on these trees is very slow. To be able to achieve that growth of a foot per year you’d need more than 6 hours of full sun plus two feedings per year, otherwise you get only 3 to 5 inches of growth in height. I planted a few in the front of my yard 6 years ago. All were a foot tall and in buckets. I now have 2 - 8 footers and the rest around 5 feet. Of course the big ones got all day sun while the others got semi and it showed in their growth. This year I’m transplanting the shorter ones to an area with more sun.

  • @Type5Reviews

    @Type5Reviews

    2 ай бұрын

    Great advice. Thanks for sharing.

  • @drinny26
    @drinny2617 күн бұрын

    These are the worst things someone should use for privacy hedges. One gets a disease then they all can die. Best to use a variety of ever greens that grow the same height. Visually it looks beautiful and if one gets sick chances are the rest will be completely fine.

  • @kinikinrd
    @kinikinrd Жыл бұрын

    To start, you need to mention what area of the country you are in.

  • @Type5Reviews

    @Type5Reviews

    Жыл бұрын

    Zone 5, northwest Indiana.

  • @kinghenry100
    @kinghenry100Ай бұрын

    Why did u need privacy trees there when you have got a big fence already

  • @slickchick5811
    @slickchick5811 Жыл бұрын

    that is one thick oak

  • @unfaix
    @unfaix2 ай бұрын

    No money, need privacy, what to do?

  • @HitsandHeadlines
    @HitsandHeadlines Жыл бұрын

    Italian Cypress > arborvitae

  • @laureenignarro8030
    @laureenignarro8030 Жыл бұрын

    Never water before you dig and the hole should be at least twice the width of the root ball. Then soak the hole and gauge the drainage then amend if necessary.

  • @Aidengaming0816
    @Aidengaming0816 Жыл бұрын

    Also a waste of time in co. They will dry up and die.

  • @billjones3071
    @billjones3071 Жыл бұрын

    Never remove burlap that’s totally not needed, you spread them apart to much for a wall of green look

  • @alfonsomartinez1657

    @alfonsomartinez1657

    Жыл бұрын

    I respectfully disagree. That is the first thing is taught in Horticulture at the University.

  • @billjones3071

    @billjones3071

    Жыл бұрын

    Interesting, I’m not an expert, I planted 10 of the same shrubs about 12 years ago along a fence line, the guys that delivered them said just put them in, they were 6’ at purchase they are now at least 14-15’ , I guess what ever works, thanks anyway great job best of luck 👍

  • @westhavenor9513

    @westhavenor9513

    17 күн бұрын

    Always remove the burlap. People think it easily decomposes, but I dig it up all the time in 20-year-old plantings. But I will say that hosing the clay soil out of the roots is not necessary and probably causes more shock to the plant.

  • @MaekarManastorm
    @MaekarManastorm Жыл бұрын

    Bamboo is better

  • @westhavenor9513

    @westhavenor9513

    17 күн бұрын

    Yes, but your neighbors will hate you when they spread

  • @sunnybeachwalks4k2022
    @sunnybeachwalks4k2022 Жыл бұрын

    Or just build a proper fence without holes in it 😂

  • @BobBob-dx5jx
    @BobBob-dx5jx Жыл бұрын

    Just paint your fence…..

  • @plasmapanasonic4741
    @plasmapanasonic47416 ай бұрын

    Negged

  • @W.Vanderbilt
    @W.Vanderbilt Жыл бұрын

    Great Job! Excellent and exactly what I was looking for!!!! "A 10" "A Fucking 10"

  • @xsdkx8514
    @xsdkx8514 Жыл бұрын

    Need privacy ? Just buy land and don’t worry about anything lol 😭

  • @infinitive8888
    @infinitive88885 күн бұрын

    If you live in the city, don’t do this fbs!

  • @Funknwanker
    @Funknwanker Жыл бұрын

    Emerald green arborvitae are horrible trees. Deers love to eat them so hope you have none near by. One bitter cold windy winter will knock them out and you are replanting them. They are extraordinarily messy and insects as well as ticks love them. There also is not Need to remove the burlap from the root ball and score the roots. It is not like a container plant where it is confined and the roots need encouragement to spread. Balled and burlapped trees are cut from the ground and wrapped and most of the time are sold shortly after. The burlap will decomposed and the root easily grow through them. Personally sky rocket hollies are much better.

  • @matthewbourgoin8466

    @matthewbourgoin8466

    Жыл бұрын

    Tell ‘em why ya mad.

  • @leaf2180

    @leaf2180

    Жыл бұрын

    This comment is at the bottom of the comment section for a reason. While it's true you don't need to remove the burlap, it definitely doesn't hurt if the soil is hard clay. Also, them getting eaten by deer doesn't make them bad trees. Deer will eat anything that's not protected, which is why I never plant anything without covering it from the deer for at least the first year or two. And idk what you mean by replanting after a harsh winter. We've had Winter's here where we never get above 20°F they've spent days under heavy snow. But they never died. They come out a nice dark green in the spring. Perhaps you just don't take care of them properly.

  • @Funknwanker

    @Funknwanker

    Жыл бұрын

    @@leaf2180 - just working in the gardening industry selling and I stalling thousands of these along with other annuals, perennial, trees and shrubs have given me a lot of first hand experience. Emerald green arborvitae are hated among the experts because of everything I listed. Customers like them because they are cheap. Removing the burlap because of hard clay make no sense at all. Removing the burlap does not suddenly make root stronger to go through clay. The clay soil needs to be amended first by adding a soil conditioner like humus.

  • @leaf2180

    @leaf2180

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Funknwanker 1. They're not cheap. A decent sized tree is easily over $100 2. Every expert I've come across has emerald green as one of their top picks for a screen or just for the flowerbed. And what I'm saying about burlap is the hard dirt around the root ball. Not what the ground soil is. It's best to break up the dirt and the roots, I've done it for years.

  • @Funknwanker

    @Funknwanker

    Жыл бұрын

    @@leaf2180 - cheap is relative and yes they are cheap as compared to other trees of the same size used for the same purpose. I would hazard a guess the “experts” you spoke of are the ones we referred to as landscrapers because they know nothing about plants. The only ones I knew who loved the emerald green arborvitae were these landscrapers who took advantage of the fact that these trees were cheaper, smaller rootball and they could shove a lot of them close together to make a quick buck. They never advised the customer properly and often the customer would have to buy more. You never remove the burlap and disturb a root ball of a b&b tree. The tree is already stressed due to having its roots cut and the tree has become temporarily delicate as compared to when they are established. Disturbing the rootball can lead to additional damage to the already tender roots. I can tell you from experience from diagnosing what caused the death of many plants at the hands of people not knowing what they are doing, including “landscrapers”, that removing the burlap and disturbing the rootball was common among all of the trees that died in a short period. Another problem with disturbing the root ball of a b&b tree is it can cause void to appear around the roots which allows water to pool, this causes rot and kills the tree. I have sold and planted thousands of shrubs and trees both b&b and container as a profession. Have you planted thousands and have been paid to do so?

  • @ronaldmacdonald938
    @ronaldmacdonald938 Жыл бұрын

    Most useless shrubs in America

  • @briana6181
    @briana6181 Жыл бұрын

    Honestly, I thought the old landscaping looked better, and I don’t get any sense of privacy from those trees. Sorry.

  • @oneway707
    @oneway7072 ай бұрын

    TALK LOUDER. please

  • @Unknown70896
    @Unknown70896 Жыл бұрын

    Id throw your green waste back to you.. if you plant the tree and the branch breaks off Into my yard... Yeah you will take it back and pay to go get rid of it. Lol. You should add (I'm an annoying neighbor) to this vid title.

  • @trumpetpunk42

    @trumpetpunk42

    Жыл бұрын

    Sounds like YOU are the annoying neighbor

  • @westhavenor9513

    @westhavenor9513

    17 күн бұрын

    Sounds like you are the annoying neighbor. I'll bet you own a large dog that barks incessantly.

  • @infinitive8888

    @infinitive8888

    5 күн бұрын

    They are rich and have money and time to waste, so let them do what they think they are smart.

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