I was wondering if these will eventually come together and form a wall or did I mess up the spacing? Or get the wrong tree style?

Any advice is helpful thanks

by Better-Consequence68

35 Comments

  1. asalerre

    Most probably they’ll grow together but perhaps a little bit of additional space was better…remove the dry branches regularly

  2. Softboilededd

    If you trim the tops it will encourage bushier side growth

  3. eatonearth

    They look like emerald greens to me but it’s hard to tell. They will likely grow together. I would not prune the tops. Every fall you will notice them shed some dead needles which I would recommend blowing out. This will keep them flushing well during the growing season and hopefully remove some potential for pest and disease problems which they are notorious for

  4. snoughman

    Give them a light trim all around and extra water this year.

  5. suckages

    It’s a bit counterintuitive and maybe some will correct me but don’t let them touch each other, prune a thin vertical line between the trees. This will allow them to grow denser until you finally allow them to merge.

  6. Administrator_247

    “Did you live under power lines as a kid or somethin’?”

  7. phil1forfun

    It won’t take ten years! Give them 4-5 yrs, if watered and fertilized regularly. They will grow tall and begin to expand around the lower 1/2.

  8. TiresareHeavy83

    Do you have deer that come into your yard. If not they’ll grow together in like 3-4 years. But if you have deer it might start looking real ugly as it grows. The tops will be nice a d bushy and the bottoms will become bare. White tailed lil pricks.

  9. Humble-Carpenter-189

    Yes. Make sure to keep them well watered you can’t really overdo it the first year.

  10. Wrong-Evidence-9761

    Yes if you leave the dead ones to fill any space

  11. NewEnglandGarden

    Yes. They are planted TOO close together.

  12. Special_Present69

    Miracle grow bloom booster 15-30-15 will zoom these along

  13. Nearby_Law1356

    Probably would have doubled the spacing thinking long term health. Or you just thin out in five years.

  14. Impressive_Ad_7722

    you should have a solid hedge in 5-8 years. Like most people here already said, they’re planted too close if anything. Usually aim for 3-4’ apart

  15. boredinthebathroom

    We have about 40 of these surrounding my work parking lot, they eventually do fill up but they are slooooow.

  16. I hope you talked to the paper company first. You probably have an easement on your property. I ha e power lines over mine and do. They just removed a shit ton of trees like this and others because they could grow to be too close to the lines.

  17. Similar-Persimmon-78

    If you keep the bigger ones from growing, yeah

  18. Interesting_Bid4635

    Power company might not like those planted under the wires.
    Yes, they will grow wide and tall.

  19. sunny-daz70

    Should of watered the same amount of water and fertilised them every 6months

  20. Steel_Reserver

    I have these and they grow a foot every 2 years or so. They might grow faster if you fertilize and water them, which I do not do, but eventually, they will. Yes, they are called privacy hedges for a reason.

  21. GoldyTheGopherr

    Those will be ask to be removed in 5 years. Source, was an arborist contracting for a major power company doing tree maintenance on the lines. Or they’ll just chop ‘em in half.

  22. NoAdministration8340

    They let you live under transmission lines? That’s wild to me.

  23. They’re gonna grow splendidly. Minus the one or two that will randomly die and ruin the entire aesthetic

  24. Apollofoucard

    Yes, they will grow together and grow very thick and very tall and very wide.
    If you are lucky, you will no longer live there by the time they get so big you start hating them.
    Because you will.

  25. hahayes234

    Are they planted in an easement under the power lines?

  26. nameuser_1id

    Water, water , water, water … Water water water

  27. bibsybaron

    I was planning to do this exact thing in my back yard for privacy reasons. If you dont mind giving me an estimated cost for those either individually or if you bought them all together or wholesale bulk and where? That would be very helpful.

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