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This is oregon and oregon couldn't be better for the growth of these green giants. Almost all of the growth happens in the winter when it rains, and oregon rain is basically a drizzel. In the winter it can rain 20 days of the month and only get 6-7 inches of rain. I have sons who live in texas and you guys get 3-5 inches in a couple of hours. So in winter the ground here is constantly wet. So yea, Oregon is all but perfect for the growth of these.

These trees are in Oregon. To my understanding Oregon is almost perfect for the growth of these.

I can't say they do much for the reduction of road noise. They will block out the visual of the road but not so much on the noise. Noise is a problem. I have another property where I built a cinder block wall to block out noise. You can't get rid of noise you basically just redirect it. Some prefer the strategy of fighting noise with a pleasant noise, like a fountain (very large fountain if needed). One strategy here is you don't need a large fountain to fight loud noise. Some use a smaller (inadequate size for fighting loud road noise) and then just install speakers, that look like rocks, and pipe in a waterfall noise at whatever volume you need. It works. But it is still loud.

@@gerryreeve3576 thank you for the answer!

no trimming on any of these plants.

I planted them 6-7 feet from the fence (if I remember correctly), If you want to be extra cautious 7-8 feet should be fine with no problem with hitting the fence. These giants are about 8-9 feet in diameter right now (at ground level) and are approaching maturity. You need to remember most fences are 6 feet high and the diameter of these at 6 feet off the ground is much less than at the base. I you plant them 6 feet from the fence that would mean that at 6 feet off the ground the diameter would have to be 12 feet. I think that is highly unlikely from the giants I have seen and I have seen a bunch.

The noise reduction is minimal. They may help a bit but really not that much.

There is a link above to a video of when they were first planted. That will show you the dramatic growth over a 5 year period. But to answer the question directly when they were first planted the very top "runners' were about 9 feet. They were sold to us as 4-5 feet green giants. Evidently it is industry practice to sell them as measured from the ground to the "body" of the plant not to its tallest branch. Essentially they are measuring the height to the chest not the head.

It has been fun to watch the growth from year to year.

​@@gerryreeve3576amazing documentation of these plants. How far apart were the arborvitae planted?

@@ashihtaka They were planted 5 feet apart on center. Here are three other videos documenting the growth each year on October 1. Here is the link to them I mention the spacing in these a couple of times. I was out on the property last week and these just keep getting better. They really are great for a visual block if you plant the 5 feet apart. Here is 2020: ua-cam.com/video/YHbby7JrWbk/v-deo.html Here is 2021: ua-cam.com/video/rkdwuwcfJPU/v-deo.html Here is 2022: ua-cam.com/video/kXJBI4-D7L8/v-deo.html

@@gerryreeve3576 thank you, sorry I meant the green emerald arborvitae that you also showed in the video. Those are looking really nice with their spacing

@@ashihtaka I checked with my son and best as he can remember he planted them 3 feet apart. I guess we could go out and measure but that is what he remembers.

I wish you the best. They should treat you very well

That is a a great question. I will be making another video within the next 3-4 weeks and I will specifically measure them from the trunk. I really don't know right now and any guess would be just that, a guess. But now that you've asked I really want to know myself.

@@gerryreeve3576 thanks is there any way that you can measure the base for me real quick today or tmrw? because i need to decide in the next 2 days whether i will do green giants or another arborvitae with less base width and this is the deciding factor. couldnt find info anywhere on the internet what the actual base width will be when they are planted about 5 ft apart (they only mention mature base width on the internet) if you can, will greatly appreciate it!

@@gerryreeve3576 hi will you be having an update with the base width soon?

I was out and measured them today. They are 8 feet in diameter at the base. I have them right at 27-28 feet tall at this point. I really expected the base to be much wider but I measured more a couple of them and measured them twice. I have them right at 8 feet diameter. In fact I took another video which I will post in the next week and show the measuring tape at the base of the green giants. They are still beautiful and they yard is essentially private at this point. I also will show the difference in planting them at 5 feet on center 10 feet and 15 feet on center.

@@gerryreeve3576 oh wow theyre so tall now! at the 27-28 height now, at what height do you have complete visual barrier? i need to have complete visual privacy at minimum 14-15 ft and in some areas like 18 ft

I think i mentioned in the video for 2022 that the visual barrier was a good 15-16 feet up. and it was a complete visual block out at that height . I was out on the property a couple of weeks ago (Sept 2023) and these green giants have done exactly what we wanted. The back yard is beautifully private. The side yard which is the bigger yard is great as well. I will be making another video here in the next 2 weeks or so which will give you an update. I will try to put the link on this and the other annual videos of this property. But they are terrific.

I can't remember exactly but I want to say it was 5-6 feet from the fence and we probably should have planted them further from the fence only to minimize the growth over the fence. It hasn't impact the health of the green giants however. They are very healthy.

Of I did it again I would plant them at least 7 feet from the fence. WE should've done that here. If the yard is small then planting closer to the fence to save feet in the yard may make some sense. From what I have read these can be 15 feet in diameter at the base when fully mature. I have taken a look at how they are hitting the fence now and it is not bad. Just needs some occasional trimming as it hits the fence. There is not much overhang to the other side of the fence. The fence is 6 feet high and at 6 feet the green giants are not as wide as at the ground.

Water once each week. I use the spikes on mine.

I guess i forgot to put the 2022 update link on this. Here it is: ua-cam.com/video/kXJBI4-D7L8/v-deo.html

They were barely to the top of the fence which would be 6 feet to the very top runner. They sell them buy the height of the "body" not the very top of the highest runner. So I think these were actually sold as 3-4 footers.

I have seen some in the area here that are in excess of 30 feet. But that is about as high as they get to my understanding.

When they were first planted they were marginally fertilized. And the first year they were watered pretty regularly in the summer. Starting in October is rains plenty here in the northwest. In fact the nurseryman we bought them from even sad he refused to sell any in the spring or summer because the lack of rain would end up in a great number not surviving. So we planted them in the first of October and let nature water them. Then watered them in July -October for the first year. But after that . . . . .stand back and watch them grow.

@@gerryreeve3576 perfect!!! Thanks for the info. I’ll be sure to plant mine in the late fall as well

He did 5 feet apart. I did 5.5 feet apart. Hope it works.

Another great option for zone 7 to 9 is the Carolina Sapphire trees...They grow even faster than these!

I don't know if you saw this but there is an update every year and the latest is October 2022 and the change from the 2018 video is really dramatic. Thanks for you comments.

I guess I forget to post the link on this video for the update for 2022: Here it is: ua-cam.com/video/kXJBI4-D7L8/v-deo.html

they are up against a fence. They have been trimmed on the backside up against the fence but nothing in the front. There is no need to trim them unless they are encroaching on an area. they actually look much better untrimmed.

@@gerryreeve3576 I agree! Thank you again and I look forward to see the new video 🙏🏻

We planted them 5 feet apart on center, meaning the trunks were 5 feet apart. I was just out to the property last week and hopefully will post a new video. but on this on you can still see the window on the house. Now you can't see that window. At 5 feet apart we now have a complete visual barrier one 13-15 feet above the ground. If they were planted further apart the visual barrier would not be so good at this point. The nurseryman we bought them from when asked how far apart should these be planted immediately responded, 5 feet.

Thank you so much! I have about half an acre to cover and will be buying 100 green giant (6ft a piece) and will plant them 5 feet apart as you advised. We really need a new video update on ur trees soon please 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻