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Can you keep Thuja Green Giant Short?
Keeping them small to fit into the room you have will be the challenge. Filling in will not be a problem. They will need to be pruned each year after the annual growth hardens off. Start at the top reducing the height as much as possible, then prune the sides from the top down.
How do you control the height of Thuja Green Giant?
A rounded top will help deflect heavy snow in the winter. While their height can be controlled through shearing the tops, the trees will continue to grow in height, so you may need to trim them every year or so. It’s important to only cut into live wood (wood with green shoots).
Can Thuja Green Giant be trimmed?
Pruning Green Giant Arborvitae is not necessary. If you plant as a hedge, you can trim the plants once a year. These plants grow very large, so if your space cannot handle it, it is best to plant a different variety of arborvitae instead of the Green Giant and having to prune them all the time.
Can you cut off the top of Green Giant arborvitae?
Can I top them now to that height? A: You can, but it’s not the ideal way to deal with a line of these common evergreens. The problem is that arborvitae don’t regenerate new growth very well when you cut back so far that you’re cutting into the bare, needleless wood toward the inside of the branches.
How do you control arborvitae height?
To reduce your arborvitae’s height, cut above the spot where the branch meets the shoot. This will reduce shoot growth higher than the cut. For branches that shoot out beyond the border of the foliage, cutting them back inside the border will help maintain the look you want.
Can you limit height of arborvitae?
With regular pruning, you can limit the height and spread growth of arborvitae to whatever limitations you want. The biggest advantage of this is the whole outside of the plant will be green and vibrant, unlike the brown of a topped tree.
How tall can Thuja grow?
50-60 feet tall
These trees can grow up to 3 feet per year until maturity in ideal growing conditions. Their ultimate height is 50-60 feet tall and their width can be up to 12-20 feet. Thuja Green Giants grow in a uniform, columnar shape, without homeowners having to worry about pruning or shearing.
Can you cut the top of arborvitae?
Arborvitaes do not need to be topped. Pruning the top off an arborvitae halts vertical growth and creates a large, unsightly area lacking green needles.
Can Thuja be cut back?
Pruning thuja shrubs and thuja hedges Prune your thuja preferably at the end of summer or at the beginning of spring. Feel free to prune severely because thuja tends to grow very, very fast.
How do you stop arborvitae from growing taller?
Insight. If you must prune the top of an arborvitae, it’s best to lightly trim back the tips of the plants as they approach the maximum height desired. For example, if you want the arborvitae to get no taller than 8 feet, begin to tip-trim the top of the shrub once it gets 6 feet tall.
How do you lower the height of an arborvitae?
How do you stop evergreens from growing taller?
Spray or brush a sucker growth inhibitor onto the stub of the original lead stem to keep it from forming any forked growth. Trim the tree’s new growth each year to keep it from spreading outward over time. Use the loppers or tree trimmers to make the cuts.