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Green Giant growth: 19-20 feet in 5 years. Complete visual block out at 22 feet.
This is the last of the videos documenting 5 years of growth of these green giants. Five years ago they were small and spindly. Now they are big and beautiful. Planted 5 feet apart they have done exactly what they were planted for, to create privacy in what was previously a completely wide open yard.
Here is the video of these 5 years ago when they were planted. They were sold as 4-5 feet. I guess the industry standard is to size them from the "body" of the plant. The top of the runners were closer to 9 feet.
Here is video taken September 2018. All you need to see is the first 30 seconds. Simply amazing.
ua-cam.com/video/w3-uqm0VFj0/v-deo.html
Here is the video of these 5 years ago when they were planted. They were sold as 4-5 feet. I guess the industry standard is to size them from the "body" of the plant. The top of the runners were closer to 9 feet.
Here is video taken September 2018. All you need to see is the first 30 seconds. Simply amazing.
ua-cam.com/video/w3-uqm0VFj0/v-deo.html
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green giant growth: 13-14 feet in 4 years
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This is the 4th year documenting the growth of these green giants. They have grown nearly 3 1/2 feet per year and have filled out making a visual block some 12-14 feet high. Beautiful plants doing just what they are supposed to do. Here are the links to the previous videos. 2018: ua-cam.com/video/w3-uqm0VFj0/v-deo.html 2019: ua-cam.com/video/d3HaZq8GCbY/v-deo.html 2020: ua-cam.com/video/YHbby7J...
green giant growth - 10 feet 6 inches growth in 3 years. They are blocking out the sun (neighbors)
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This is a yearly update. I have 3 other videos (links below) showing the size of these giants on Sept 30, 2018, 2019, and 2020. They were about 9 feet on the first video. They are now 19 feet 6 inches. That would be an average of 3 feet and 6 inches per year for the past 3 years of growth. Honestly I thought they would be higher than that. Make sure you view the last half of this video (startin...
Green giant growth 9/30/2018
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This is the first video of 3 shot at the end of September 2018, 2019 and 2020 showing growth of 7-8 feet in those 2 years. Here is the link for 2019: ua-cam.com/video/d3HaZq8GCbY/v-deo.html Here is the link for 2020: ua-cam.com/video/YHbby7JrWbk/v-deo.html Here is the link for 2021: ua-cam.com/video/rkdwuwcfJPU/v-deo.html Here is the link for the 2022 video: ua-cam.com/video/kXJBI4-D7L8/v-deo.html
green giant growth 7-8 feet in 2 years
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I have 2 other videos showing these green giants, October 1 (or Sept 30) 2018, 2019 and this one October 2020. I have also included the 2021 video. The growth is pretty dramatic. We are in a suburb of Portland Oregon so firmly in the Pacific Northwest where these things grow well. Here are the links to the 2018 and 2019 videos: 2018: ua-cam.com/video/w3-uqm0VFj0/v-deo.html And 2019: ua-cam.com/...
green giant growth (a) 10/1/2019
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showing green giant growth over the years. Here is the video for October 1, 2018: ua-cam.com/channels/P4QJM5uDwz7K2NCt52w20g.html Here is the same video taken Sept 30, 2020: ua-cam.com/video/YHbby7JrWbk/v-deo.html Here is the video taken in the fall of 2021 ua-cam.com/video/rkdwuwcfJPU/v-deo.html
Exactly what I was looking for. thank you for the info. Please keep up the great work!
What state do you live in? I just planted 3 trees that are 6ft tall now. I am in Texas and was told they grow slow here.
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.
Thanks for sharing! Do they also help with road noise?
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!
Niceeee.. do u trim the emerald greens at all? They have great shape
no trimming on any of these plants.
Love it! , give us another update though!
How far from the fence did you plant these? Are they touching the fence now? We want to plant a row for privacy but I am so afraid they will damage the neighbor’s fence when they get big.
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.
Thank you for all the videos as it provides confidence in what to expect. I noticed you are near by a busy/noisy road. Did the thujas help with noise reduction?
The noise reduction is minimal. They may help a bit but really not that much.
I'm getting ready this spring gonna do the same thing! I've got them on order and just waiting for the middle of March, and plant my Green Giants All 10 of them! Thank you for sharing your success, God bless😂🎉.
Glad to see all your videos. I just ordered 300 of these to turn my acreage into a private oasis.
How tall were they when initially planted
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.
I look forward to your updates every year, I planted 45 around my property at 3ft for fast privacy. Looking forward to your next yearly update my friend!
Ty, you probably have the best recorded year to year time line for the green giant.
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.
These vids were great! You helped many, many people including me. (Upper Middle West Georgia) We planted 6 of them Oct '22, 5' on center just like you said and in 1 year we have about 2' of growth. Thank you! 🤝🏾
I wish you the best. They should treat you very well
the ones you plantedin 2018 (the ones against the fence that block out the baywindow in the start of the vid) - how wide are the bases right now?
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
you mentioned they were 19-20 ft tall in 2021 - when they were at this height, were they dense at the top to form a screen? or was there still spacing/sparse at the top unlike the bushy bottoms?
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.
Love the videos I just installed 40 of them in April will you be doing another video in 2 weeks. OCT 1st. I would love to see the growth
nice video. How far did you plant the trees from the fence?
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.
Thank you for keeping us up to date! Cant wait for the next update!
How far would you recommend planting from fence after you mentioned you planted them closer than you’d like?
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.
That's wild. Wish mine grew like that. Planted mine 3 years ago and they best one's have grown about 1 foot, and a few haven't even grown an inch... all healthy looking though just not growing
Water once each week. I use the spikes on mine.
Awesome simply amazing
2023 update
I guess i forgot to put the 2022 update link on this. Here it is: ua-cam.com/video/kXJBI4-D7L8/v-deo.html
How tall were they when you planted them?
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.
Really cool. Thanks again.
Oh my! Unbelievable!!!
Whoaaaaa!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Fast growing indeee! Thank you for all your video updates. I enjoy watching these...
This is really cool.
Thanks for continuing to keep updating
They are planted way too close to the fence. This will impact your neighbor's property.
How much bigger do you expect them to get on that spacing?
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.
Amazing
Thank you for this update! I have watched all of these videos. Impressive growth.
That is awesome!!!!!!!!! Did you ever add any fertilizer to them or water them?? Thanks
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
Absolutely beautiful, we are doing a new build and are putting these in on day one. Doing 8ft apart and putting in about 70 trees. Can't wait for them to look like yours.
He did 5 feet apart. I did 5.5 feet apart. Hope it works.
Incredible.And I noticed your line of arborvitae in one of the previous videos....also incredible.Your videos have given me a new perspective on my (since hurricane Ida 2021) privacy hedge dilemma and decision so thanks!Gonna subscribe to see future progress.
Another great option for zone 7 to 9 is the Carolina Sapphire trees...They grow even faster than these!
Wow, that is already one hell of a sweet hedge row(s), it's going to be phenomenal in just a few years (heading to your 2022 update video next).I'm looking to replace a 40-50 foot privacy screen in the spring and am torn as to which arborvitae or juniper...or yew...or cypress lol I'm going to use.
THX FOR UPDATING US ON HOW THEY HAVE DEVELOPED! GOT 10 - 15 6 FOOTERS PLANTED IN MY YARD THIS SUMMER SO HOPING THEY STICK AND START TO THRIVE, WE HAD A DROUGHT IN MISSISSIPPI AND IT WAS VERY HOT UNFORTANTLY BAD TIMING TO BUY THE TREES BUT ONLY ONE ISNT SEEMING TO NOT DOING GOOD BUT OTHERS GREAT
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.
Have y’all used any fertilizer for them? If so, what kind?
These look amazing! Good job bro!
What a dramatic effect! I watched all of your videos from start to finish and I'm impressed with the growth. You answered some questions for me about watering them. Thanks for making these videos. Looking forward to next year.
That's really awesome to see. They seem to grow so much faster in full sun and when they get lots of water. Really nice hedge. I'd definitely get a few mor to fill in that empty space and run them out to the edge of the fence. Really cool. Thanks for sharing!
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
I really appreciate these videos. Nice looking property! Thanks for sharing!
You should do an update video!
Hoping for a 2022 update!
Have you ever trimmed them by the way? I’m thinking of never trimming mine
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 🙏🏻
Please tell us how many feet did you plant them from center to center. THANK YOU
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 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I'm waiting for the 2022 update
Hope to see an update on these
Definitely looking forward to another update video this October. 👍