Planting and Maintaining Thuja Occidentalis

Owner bought 30 Thuja occidentalis; asks for planting, fertilizing, maintenance advice.

Planting

• Holes: twice root ball size, same depth.
• Backfill with topsoil/potting soil.
• Mulch 3 inches organic, keep off trunks.
• Water every 3 days for 1 month.

Fertilizing

None first year. Next spring: 10-10-10, handful per tree, scattered and watered in.

Maintenance

Minimal. Let them grow. Drought-tolerant once established.