This arborvitae is dying out on one side because, in the shade of a fence, it’s not getting enough light. Arborvitaes need at least six hours of sun each day. Unlike yews and some other shrubs ...

Q: I need to prune an arborvitae hedge because it is too tall. I’d like to remove 3 or 4 feet off the top of these shrubs. When is the best time to prune them? A: Late winter or early spring is ...

Send your questions to hogan.1@osu.edu. Q: I need to prune an arborvitae hedge because it is too tall. I’d like to remove 3 or 4 feet off the top of these shrubs. When is the best time to prune ...

Many trees and shrubs — arborvitae included — are very sensitive to dry spells, he says. “By the time these plants are stressed to the point that they look like they are dying, it’s ...

Arborvitae also pair well with tall flowering shrubs (viburnum, ninebark, tree-type hydrangeas, crape myrtles, etc.) Size-wise, it's true arborvitae will grow 1 to 2 feet per year.

The arborvitae regained their structure and were still standing tall many decades later. Deciduous (leafy) shrubs that are flattened by snow and ice are better able to rebound than evergreens.

I have a problem with my emerald arborvitae shrubs. Several years ago I planted six of these shrubs along my driveway. I also planted one in the back yard against the house and two others in the ...

Sooner or later, there will be a big snow. When heavy snow is caught in the needles of evergreen shrubs, it can sometimes bend their branches alarmingly. Usually, the alarm is unnecessary. “M… ...

SPECIMEN TREES Kilcullen said if the damaged arborvitae is a specimen tree and it's structurally sound, an attempt should be made to save it. If it's a non-descript foundation shrub, replace it.

Big houses on small lots. Teeny town houses and condos with no garden. Infill. High-rise balconies. There seems to be an ever-growing inventory of places where there”s hardly room for shrubs at all.

Send your questions to hogan.1@osu.edu. Q: I need to prune an arborvitae hedge because it is too tall. I’d like to remove 3 or 4 feet off the top of these shrubs. When is the best time to prune ...