2.25 Gal Green Giant Arborvitae Shrub

Arrived quick, packaged well and matched the description.

It’s a very healthy plant and I’m certain it will grow large and live for a long time. But it is SO much smaller than the other green giants I’ve purchased in 2.25 gallon containers. My wife laughed when I showed her the size of it because she’s seen the others I’ve purchased from other online suppliers. Disappointing.

Bought 130 of these in separate batches over the summer. Planted them as privacy screen around my landscape. Been about 2 months now and all growing very well. Not a single dud so far. Almost everyone has grown a leader stem and filled in already about 6-12 inches of of growth. Some in dense shade havent developed strong leader stems yet but still green. I love container plants because you preserve the root structure. You can plant them any season unlike the bare root or burlap. I just dig a very wide hole and drop the whole plant in leaving about 2 inches above surface then backfill. Do not dig a deep hole or plant them lower than the surface. They will get flooded after a heavy rainstorm and rot. Made that mistake with some red cedars.Regarding size. I can tell you its the luck of the draw buying from this supplier. First 2 batches were between 3-4 feet tall. third batch was about 2-3 feet. Even the boxes were smaller. Regardless, the plant is of very high quality, green, and grows very well free of diseases. Best boxed plants Ive seen. Must come from a quality farm.Lastly, the packaging is bitter sweet. These trees are packaged very well. Container with mulch on top and sealed with plastic and zip tied around stem. Boxed with additional cardboard inset to prevent from crushing. The bitter is its rather annoying to unpackage 130 of these. Lots of boxes to open and zip ties to cut. My recommendation is buy in 30-40 batches if working alone. You dont want to buy a huge batch and run the risk of sitting in the box too long. YOu need to open and water immediately. Put them in partial shade if holding off planting. Cant complain too much about packaging because Id rather be annoyed with plants packaged too well, then upset with crushed poorly packaged plants.

It lived for about two weeks and then died