Link

Here is a link that might be useful:

This post was edited by Davesconifers on Thu, Jun 12, 14 at 15:32

That looks like the link of the sparse tree that I sent, did you try to send a different one? Thanks.

I posted the first link just to be courteous to other members.

Please provide the link you want to show us in the Optional Link URL:

We don't need to copy and past here with that option available.

Dave

you are expecting a lot .. for a transplant .. within one year...

they will grow above the ground.. when they get the roots below ground re-established... and you cant see that... and it can take 1 to 3 years ... and ... all you can do is water PROPERLY ...

the top third of the plant pictured [try using the HTML code .. and the pic should show up in your post on preview.. if you see it.. we will see it ] .. looks .. IN THIS PIC... off color .. that part might fail in the heat of summer ... if so..cut it off.. and it will releader ... and in a year or two.. reduce back to one leader ...

they will fill out.. when they fill out... when they get fully established.. and that might take a year or two more ...

if you planted 50.. i hope you have realistic expectations... that none of us.. could bat 1.00 ... you may have losses... so what.. we all would ... we will deal with that later ...

IMHO ... 'feeding' them.. will not make its genetic capabilities move faster ...

i see now.. this isnt even your plant ... crikey ...

lets see your actual plant.. and see if any of the above is relevant ...

and get this thru your head.. they are trees... they do not.. and will not.. grow like perennials/annuals ... we can all wish they grew that fast.. but they just wont ... all i hope for the first year or two.. is that they dont die.. they will take care of the rest... over the next few years ...

proper water.. and patience.. is all you have.. to hang your hat on ...

ken

OK I will post my actual plants tonight. I'm not expecting them to be huge this year. Just wanted to make sure I was doing everything I should be doing. I have no issues waiting and that is what I told my wife. But I'm not an expert so I wanted to reach out. Thanks for the help and I will link the pics tonight.

Jason

Buying field dug plants in July didn't help matters very much.
Ken, my son has a cockatiel named Crikey. lol
Mike...waiting for pics.

Here is one pic, another coming

And the second, sorry they are kind of hard to see.

My time of when we bought them might be a little off as well. You know how that goes! It might have been spring :) Anyway they don't look bad, just didn't know if I need to prune them so they fill out or if I just let them be for this year and work on them next. They are growing!

They look real healthy, a little thin though. Could be because of the shade they are slow to fill in. Shearing or pruning won't help much.
Way too close to the fence though!
Mike

They do look closer to the fence in the picture. They are about 8" from the fence. I wanted them to pretty much hide the fence as they grow. I guess we will see!

Do you think they will start filling in next year more? Just a time thing?

Eight inches from the fence is MUCH too close. How about 4 feet from the fence? Much more realistic. Not an exaggeration either.

You want to hide the fence, not knock it over.
Too late now, unless you want to replant them this Fall.
That probably won't happen.
Mike