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Urgent Arborvitae question - 9/13/2009 10:36:54 AM   
Michele in NY

 

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Status: offline 		Does anyone know if an Emerald Green Arborvitae can survive in partial sun? We are in Zone 5 and the area gets 3-4 hours of sun/day. The tag says full sun, but Internet sources say either will do. I bought a beautiful one at a great end-of-season price and wanted to use it to replace last year's spruce that was ravaged by mites. Would hate to plant it and lose it. No issues with deer here.

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RE: Urgent Arborvitae question - 9/13/2009 3:46:56 PM   
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Status: offline 		Michele, while I don't have any experience with Emerald Green, my general rule of thumb for most any plant and partial sun is this: if it gets morning sun, up until about noon to 1:00, it should do just fine. Morning sun is the most beneficent, and if that's the situation, it should do fine. Having said that, according to the American Horticultural Society guide, Thuja (arborvitae) should be grown in full sun. But if you have that morning sun situation, I'd recommend trying it. I hope that helps!

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RE: Urgent Arborvitae question - 9/13/2009 4:32:42 PM   
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Status: offline 		Rats, the area I had in mind gets afternoon sun, about 4 hrs in the summer - less in winter months. I don't think I'll risk it. Will have to look for another spot, AND another solution for replacing my spruce. Any recommendations on an evergreen that grows in mostly shade and gets about 10 - 15 feet tall?

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RE: Urgent Arborvitae question - 9/13/2009 6:42:01 PM   
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Status: offline 		Possibly an upright Japanese yew.I did a search on the U of Mn SULIS website and that's what I came up with.

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RE: Urgent Arborvitae question - 9/13/2009 7:15:37 PM   
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Status: offline 		I would agree with the yew suggestion!  They are so beautiful, and do wonderfully in shade; I don't want to be the "fly in the ointment," but the afternoon shade might be a bit of an issue until it's established.  I have one that does just fine in mostly shade, but a few hours of afternoon sun (and I'm in Atlanta) that struggled for the first year, but now is great!  It's been in place about 5 years.

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RE: Urgent Arborvitae question - 9/14/2009 11:28:44 AM   
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Status: offline 		I have not grown an upright yew but have several spreading yews on the north side of my house that grow beautifully with no direct sun, just bright indirect light, so it's certainly worth a try. Good luck, whatever you decide.


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RE: Urgent Arborvitae question - 11/6/2009 7:42:31 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hi, I am new to this forum, but this year I bought a new evergreen that doesn't require a lot of sun. I live in Oklahoma City and the summers here get reaaaallly hot. I found this new plant on-line. It's name is chaemacyparis obtussa 'fernspray gold'. It is grown by Isle nursery. I found one that was about two and a half feet tall, but was more money than I was willing to part with at the time. At another nursery, I found one in a four inch pot. I snatched it up. I repotted it into a 6 inch pot and left it in that for the summer. I planted it in the backyard in early September so it would have time to get adjusted for winter. One of the things about this little tree is that it cannot take the afternoon sun. I had had mine on the front step in the summer(while still in the pot) and it actually got sunburned. So I moved it into the shade of the porch.
The little tree is just beautiful. As the name suggests, it has fern shaped branches. The more sun it gets, the more yellow it is. I planted mine where it will get morning and midday sun, but will be shaded from the afternoon sun by my neighbor's garage. Another thing about the plant is that it is not bothered by pests like mites, etc. A more common name for the plant would be Hinoki Cypress. You might want to look on the Isle website. This might be something that would work for you.
Judy J
PS A couple of weeks ago, I saw one in a yard that was about 12 feet tall and it was beautiful!

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