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January 2011 I am loving the strength of them holding up to the snow and the deep green contrast. Awesome Trees. These are actually the Shrub Bushier version.
Focusing on the Hollies for now, then will do the Arbs after...
Happy with the growth rate so far giving the shady conditions. Made sure they got plenty of water but I never started putting Holly Tone feed down till 2014.
April 2012.
June 2012
September 2012. Loving the Berries its producing. Wildlife loving it too.
So you don't have to scroll up.. Comparison 2010 & 2012
December 2013. I LOVE the berries that turn red in November. I had Robins eating them in February when there was snow cover on the ground and they couldn't find food here near the coast.
As always, holding up the snow like a champ. The Arborviteas are pointless to have in ice and heavy snow, so weak..
I have the same ones, cambium. They actually sat in their pots for the better part of two years before I got to planting them. Like yours mine are planted in a shady area. I really didn't expect much from them giving the torture I put upon them. I also thought the deer would make mincemeat out of them, and yet they just keep on ticking. Beautiful plants!
Then............. February 2015 happened. An insane month for entire Northeast with historic cold and snow. It was incredible to experience. Long Island sound was freezing over! Feet of snow on ground for weeks.
March 2015
They became brittle and weak. Not from the snow...from the historic cold
May 2015. Yup.
I have one in another area... take a look at what the snowpack did. Not only it preserved the bottom half where the snow sat for weeks but the Rabbits were eating the tree from on top of the snow pack and the top half lost because of the intense cold.
So there's 3 layers. Preserved at bottom. Eaten in the center. Frozen on top. But notice the new growth in May!
Couldn't find a better shot but notice a growth spurt UP on a couple of the trees. GREAT SIGN. Finally going to get some height out of them. Between clearing trees and Forsythias behind them and feeding them I think it helped
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