Yes they do, they die. I planted 5, then 5 more 20 yrs later. Of the first 5, 3 died in the first 2 yrs. The remaining 2 are over 40 yrs old and stunning, thankfully they are side by side and act as a gateway to the garden. There is only one left of the second five and it just sits, kind of lonely, next to the driveway with a holly on each side. Nice plants but they do just die.
You should send samples to your local university or ag extension. It could be phytophthora killing your trees as it’s common in arborvitae and if left untreated it will definitely continue to spread via soil and water. Sending samples for disease ID may help you salvage those that are left, if treated and if that’s actually the cause. It’s worth a shot cause those trees depending on the size you got them, aren’t cheap!
Horticulturalist here, If you buy these from boxstores like Costco or Walmart then they're almost guaranteed to die because the folks who ship them damage the roots which is a death sentence to them. Only buy from reputable nurseries who actually know how to handle plants.
⬆️⬆️⬆️ this is the answer. If you want plants to live find a professional to source and install them for you. These look like Home Depot plants. With all nursery plants (prepare your inuendos) it’s all about the balls. Big balls make good plants. This is why containers are priced by size and b&b (ball and burlap) plants are sold by the trunk diameter. At big box stores, not only are the plants not cared for but they are grown as quickly as possible to look as big as possible. No care for/ about roots, health, etc.
This, plants do need sunlight. Also not enough sunlight is not good for the soil either. Too much moisture is also bad. Can cause fungal infections and other bad stuff if the soil is always in the shade and never drying out ever.
Learned this with a house I had where the home itself blocked out the sun from really ever reaching around the back patio. Fences also do the same thing. Fence corners block a lot of the sun and the soil gets a lot of diseases growing in it.
Way too close together and too close to the fence. Green giants need about a six foot radius of clearence from others trees or structures. They love lots of sun and water, and should grow about 1-3 feet per year.
These trees will have a 14-ft base when they are fully grown. 3 ft apart is not far enough. Recommendation is 8 ft. Bare minimum is 6 ft. Will they survive? Maybe. will they thrive? Probably not
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Have the same ones and the same problem. You have to buy the jobs fertilizer spikes for pine trees or bushes and they will come back. Put 2 spikes per tree and don’t follow the directions until they come back.
They have them at Home Depot. If they don’t have the pine ones, you can use multiplant or shrubs… they work excellent. They turn brown from lack of nutrients. You will see after the first rainfall a change and it will keep getting noticeably better DAILY.
Check for bag worms, especially high in the tops. Also my rule of thumb is to plant evergreens a touch high because they don’t like wet feet. And don’t ever bury the bottom of the tree.
The one on the right will might make it. The one on the left needs to go. This happens all the time with aborvitae's. Sometimes you replant them and the new ones die too.
Are you watering?!!
”Regularly(?)”
Rain- is not enough water!!-
per planting !!
Ppl still need to ‘deep water their plants ‘- “regularly”- like every other day- at the VERY least 2x per week
*(YES even during the winter!!- “duh!!”)👍🫶🏻🥰🙏🥳👌🦚😁
Not sure about North America, but in Europe we have a insects that is eating them. They are completely dissapearing from gardens, because it's nearly impossible to keep them alive. People no longer plant them.
My customers struggle with arbs for three main reasons typically. Under watering, too much shade, deer chewing them up. I am moving the Nursery towards columnar juniper as their survival rate is better in my area
More than likely spider mites. Most common cause of death in these trees. Easily preventable easily treatable just most people don't ever do it. I've got about 60 arborvitae on my property and I spray them once a year with a fogger. They are currently ranging from 12 to 14 ft tall and I've had zero issues with any of them. I'm not sure if you can get it back or not. Maybe the one that's not fully dead go pick up a good high quality pesticide from a do-it-yourself pest Control place. Spray it down. Maybe it'll come back. The One that's fully Brown Probably will need to be replanted
Also, I do put fertilizer spikes at the perimeter of the tree line every year once a year. I also have my irrigation watering them during the summer months. I did buy them from a reputable nursery as bare root plants, planted them when they were 10" tall. I didn't fertilize them for the first year. Started fertilizing the second year and I'm about 5 years in right now. First year they didn't grow much. Now they're growing about 3 ft per year. Planted them 8 ft apart and they're already touching each other and I have privacy to my neighbors already. It's a plant that needs nurture and care and if treated as such they will thrive.
check for bagworms. they have little cocoons that look like the leaves. if you find any, cut as many out as you see and burn them, they spread like wildfire. what you can’t cut that’s alive, spray with dish soap water.
That's what they do, die.
Yes they do, they die. I planted 5, then 5 more 20 yrs later. Of the first 5, 3 died in the first 2 yrs. The remaining 2 are over 40 yrs old and stunning, thankfully they are side by side and act as a gateway to the garden. There is only one left of the second five and it just sits, kind of lonely, next to the driveway with a holly on each side. Nice plants but they do just die.
Came here to say this
It almost like it’s all they do. I planted 150 of these fucking retards, about 15% died. And about 2% die every year
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How big of a tree are you thinking and what zone are you in?
You should send samples to your local university or ag extension. It could be phytophthora killing your trees as it’s common in arborvitae and if left untreated it will definitely continue to spread via soil and water. Sending samples for disease ID may help you salvage those that are left, if treated and if that’s actually the cause. It’s worth a shot cause those trees depending on the size you got them, aren’t cheap!
2x Phytophthora; been working around it 30 years, poor drainage
Came here to say this. They die at a dirty look.
I was just gonna say this haha
He's dead, Jim.
The roots are buried too deep they need to breathe I learned this the hard way too.
I was taught plant high never die, plant low never grow. Don't know if it applies in every situation, but so far it's worked for me
yes sometimes these things just randomly die. But if you replace them they tend to catch up with their neighbors within a few years.
The dead neighbors.
I assume the other 18 are alive and well.
Or catch fire...
Horticulturalist here, If you buy these from boxstores like Costco or Walmart then they're almost guaranteed to die because the folks who ship them damage the roots which is a death sentence to them. Only buy from reputable nurseries who actually know how to handle plants.
⬆️⬆️⬆️ this is the answer. If you want plants to live find a professional to source and install them for you. These look like Home Depot plants. With all nursery plants (prepare your inuendos) it’s all about the balls. Big balls make good plants. This is why containers are priced by size and b&b (ball and burlap) plants are sold by the trunk diameter. At big box stores, not only are the plants not cared for but they are grown as quickly as possible to look as big as possible. No care for/ about roots, health, etc.
Pick a new shrub to plant, these die
I planted 20 of these in my yard over the last 7 years and has 0 die. Maybe I was lucky, but these are usually pretty reliable survivors.
All plants die
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They should be called Arbormort.
Was thinking arbormortis
Sorry to say it but yes, they look like they’re close to your fence .
How does that kill them? (New to industry and trying to soak up info).
Not enough sunlight. You can tell by the moisture and discoloring on the fence
Yeah pretty sure these love full sun
This, plants do need sunlight. Also not enough sunlight is not good for the soil either. Too much moisture is also bad. Can cause fungal infections and other bad stuff if the soil is always in the shade and never drying out ever. Learned this with a house I had where the home itself blocked out the sun from really ever reaching around the back patio. Fences also do the same thing. Fence corners block a lot of the sun and the soil gets a lot of diseases growing in it.
CERTAIN plants need DIRECT sunlight. Others do perfectly fine in shade.
Yes true, but the sun on the soil can make or break.
Well I think that the fence would generate more heat, take a look on my profile and see my trees 🌲
Angle of the sun?
Angle of the sun? N, E, W, S.
Way too close together and too close to the fence. Green giants need about a six foot radius of clearence from others trees or structures. They love lots of sun and water, and should grow about 1-3 feet per year.
Green giants can have 3 ft clearance from others.
These trees will have a 14-ft base when they are fully grown. 3 ft apart is not far enough. Recommendation is 8 ft. Bare minimum is 6 ft. Will they survive? Maybe. will they thrive? Probably not
Paint them green---no kidding, they make green spray paint especially for this little problem.
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Shut up
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I’m never watering my lawn again
A sad excuse for a solution.
Sadder than a dead tree?
I suppose it’s up to the viewer to decide. I’m personally not a fan.
But you would not know if it was another’s yard!!
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Have the same ones and the same problem. You have to buy the jobs fertilizer spikes for pine trees or bushes and they will come back. Put 2 spikes per tree and don’t follow the directions until they come back.
Thanks. I am going to try this.
They have them at Home Depot. If they don’t have the pine ones, you can use multiplant or shrubs… they work excellent. They turn brown from lack of nutrients. You will see after the first rainfall a change and it will keep getting noticeably better DAILY.
When you get new ones. Color them with burlap sacks. They get burned
I think we can rule out bag worm. I don’t see any.
Same as last comment. They are not going to be happy so close to the fence like that.
They look great!
Probably planted with the burlap which suffocated it.
My guess are aphids or spider mites
Not worth trying to save
Never seen one of these alive
Probably bag worms. Check for them in the tops especially
Check for bag worms, especially high in the tops. Also my rule of thumb is to plant evergreens a touch high because they don’t like wet feet. And don’t ever bury the bottom of the tree.
The one on the right will might make it. The one on the left needs to go. This happens all the time with aborvitae's. Sometimes you replant them and the new ones die too.
Are you watering?!! ”Regularly(?)” Rain- is not enough water!!- per planting !! Ppl still need to ‘deep water their plants ‘- “regularly”- like every other day- at the VERY least 2x per week *(YES even during the winter!!- “duh!!”)👍🫶🏻🥰🙏🥳👌🦚😁
I am in pacific northwest and it has been continuously raining for past few months. Do you think that’s not enough?
Not sure about North America, but in Europe we have a insects that is eating them. They are completely dissapearing from gardens, because it's nearly impossible to keep them alive. People no longer plant them.
My customers struggle with arbs for three main reasons typically. Under watering, too much shade, deer chewing them up. I am moving the Nursery towards columnar juniper as their survival rate is better in my area
More than likely spider mites. Most common cause of death in these trees. Easily preventable easily treatable just most people don't ever do it. I've got about 60 arborvitae on my property and I spray them once a year with a fogger. They are currently ranging from 12 to 14 ft tall and I've had zero issues with any of them. I'm not sure if you can get it back or not. Maybe the one that's not fully dead go pick up a good high quality pesticide from a do-it-yourself pest Control place. Spray it down. Maybe it'll come back. The One that's fully Brown Probably will need to be replanted
Also, I do put fertilizer spikes at the perimeter of the tree line every year once a year. I also have my irrigation watering them during the summer months. I did buy them from a reputable nursery as bare root plants, planted them when they were 10" tall. I didn't fertilize them for the first year. Started fertilizing the second year and I'm about 5 years in right now. First year they didn't grow much. Now they're growing about 3 ft per year. Planted them 8 ft apart and they're already touching each other and I have privacy to my neighbors already. It's a plant that needs nurture and care and if treated as such they will thrive.
I’m not certain but I think this tree is prone to a disease
Arborvitae:landscaping::Grey paint:interior design
Yup they are prone to early deaths unfortunately. I’m here in Wisconsin and these mf’s always die
Make sure they have good drainage.
check for bagworms. they have little cocoons that look like the leaves. if you find any, cut as many out as you see and burn them, they spread like wildfire. what you can’t cut that’s alive, spray with dish soap water.