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- Tips for caring for Thuja emerald
- Can Thuja Smaragd also be cared for in the tub?
- How do you pour Thuja emerald right?
- What should be considered when fertilizing Thuja emerald?
- When and how do you cut the tree of life correctly?
- Which diseases and pests should be considered?
- Why does Thuja emerald turn brown?
- How hardy is the tree of life?
- Tips
The Thuja emerald is quite easy to care for
Tips for caring for Thuja emerald
Thuja emerald is one of the most popular thuja varieties for its emerald green color and slender growth. The care is pretty easy. What do you need to keep in mind when cultivating a Thuja emerald?
Can Thuja Smaragd also be cared for in the tub?
Thuja emerald can be cultivated not only as a hedge or solitaire in the garden, but also in a sufficiently large bucket. The tree of life must then only be poured and fertilized more frequently.
How do you pour Thuja emerald right?
Like all trees of life, Thuja Emerald does not tolerate a dry soil or any astonishing soil. Especially in the first years, water regularly - even in winter, when it was dry for a long time.
Prevent waterlogging by creating drainage before planting so that rainwater can drain away.
What should be considered when fertilizing Thuja emerald?
On a well-prepared soil, frequent fertilization is not required. It is usually enough if you supply the tree of life in the spring with conifer fertilizer. It is even better to give compost and horn shavings. A mulch cover made of bark mulch is also a good fertilizer.
Use mineral fertilizer with care. These can very quickly lead to over-fertilization. Fertilizing with Epsom salt is only necessary if the tree of life has been shown to suffer from magnesium deficiency.
When and how do you cut the tree of life correctly?
Thuja emerald grows especially in the air. On the sides, this thuja variety remains rather slim. Cutting is therefore necessary only in moderation.
It can be cut all year round, except on days with frost or strong sunshine.
Never cut into the old wood, because the Thuja does not drive out there again. But you can shorten the tree of life as you wish.
Which diseases and pests should be considered?
Root rot and dying are triggered by fungal infestation. The spread of fungal spores is favored by a dense vegetation and soils with waterlogging. However, a fungal infection can hardly be prevented completely.
The miner moth must be fought only if the infestation is very strong.
Why does Thuja emerald turn brown?
If the needles become so, it is often too dry. But other problems can lead to brown needles:
Black needles get the tree of life, if there is a lack of manganese.
How hardy is the tree of life?
Thuja emerald is absolutely hardy, once the tree of life has grown well. Very young plants should be protected from too much winter sun and as a precaution, apply a mulch cover over the root ball before winter.
Tips
Thuja emerald often does not thrive in the hedge and shows many brown spots. The reason for this is often that the tree of life was planted too densely. Thuja emerald needs more space for its roots than for example Thuja Brabant.