Thuja from seed development

[minkes]

This thuja sprouted as a self-seeded plant in a pot where I was growing another tree. It could have been removed like other weeds, but I decided to give it a chance to live. I think it was a good decision — after about 10 years it’s starting to look really good. I won’t go into much detail; the following pictures show its development. Hope you like it

First photo I could find from past







Setting some shape for future.











End of summer 2025

 

[Wires_Guy_wires]

Nice, I have one too but I'm still unsure of how to work the pads on these.

 

[minkes]

Nice, I have one too but I'm still unsure of how to work the pads on these.

Me too. Just some trimming here and there but no pinching. I do not know if they respond well for pinching

 

[Wires_Guy_wires]

Mine responds to pinching by throwing an entire frond out from wherever. It's not pretty.

 

[minkes]

Same here. When I tried it, the foliage pads lost vigor and it produced shoots from undesired locations, like crotch growth.

Now I am aiming for typical thuja growth habit with loosen foliage pads. Its the best way to go with its nature. Just trimming foliage too much hanging down.

 

[LeftHandLuke]

Hope you like it

This is so freaking awesome. Thank you for posting!