Newly Potted Thuja's

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First tree is a repot with amore upright angle. The tree is also in a smaller pot than before. I have the idea of pushing the foliage back inside the boundry of the pot and let some deadwood go beyond that. It has barely come awake so it's foliage is in pre-morning-coffee mode!

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The second tree was gathered three years ago. I trimmed much of the criss-cross dead wood off and that seemed to help.

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The last one was gathered two years ago. It is full of action in a small package. The back might make a better front than the current one. All three are in some nice new Sara pots. After repotting all three...I would bare root this species even when gathered. All the new roots grew in the new soil and whatever was in the original muck was insanely unhealthy. They grow roots fast. I can't even get a hosta to survive under one of these in my landscaping.

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Great looking trees. What kind of soil are they in? Really like #3, that one looks fantastic.
 
Awesome trees, I'll be waiting to see how these turn out. :cool:
 
Great looking trees. What kind of soil are they in? Really like #3, that one looks fantastic.

Three parts chicken grit
One Part Haydite
One part Pine Bark

The big one was in it's own muck, because I was trying to help it and not shock it. It has the least root growth of all three. The third one you like filled that grow box full of roots in two summers. It had none of it's original mess and started off with the smallest root system.

Three years ago I got fully on board with fast draining soil. The difference in root growth is off the charts. I'm almost debating even bothering with the pine bark. But at this point it is really working.
 
All 3 are awesome. I am partial to 1 and 3 though. I do like this species, but sometimes the foliage can be tough to manage. However, even though thuja's foliage tends to look a bit messy, I think it is almost part of their charm. They create a sort of naturalistic and wild image.

Rob
 
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