Arborvitae Hedge Along a Walk (the species)Arborvitae Hedge Along a Walk (the species)American Pillar is the privacy answer when you only have four feet to work with. It runs 20 to 25 feet tall and holds three to four feet wide, so a row of them builds a green wall along a property line without eating the yard. Three feet of growth a year once it takes hold, and it stays green through winter instead of bronzing.
Off-the-lot means you pick it up and plant it yourself. Planted means we deliver it, plant it right, and back it with our Year One warranty. Tap a price to add it to your list, then send the whole list to Matt in one request. Want several of one tree, or a mix? Add them all and Matt quotes the count.
What does "gallon" mean? It is the size of the container the tree is growing in, not how many trees you get. The bigger the number, the bigger and more established the tree you take home, so a 30 gallon tree gives you shade and privacy years sooner than a 15 gallon one.
Full warranty for one year after planting. This comes with any needed care and free check ups upon request. All needed treatments or pruning are included for first year. If tree fails to thrive, no cost replacement.
Picked, delivered, and planted by a Board Certified Master Arborist.
Follow-up visits through the whole first year, not a wave goodbye.
Deep root feeding and structural pruning while it takes hold.
That is the warranty. No fine print, no chasing us down.
Pick a spot with full sun to part shade. This one matures between 20 and 40 feet, so plant it about 15 feet from the house and 12 to 15 feet from other trees. Heavy Missouri clay is not a problem for this tree. Growth rate is fast, so you know what to expect season to season.
Not sure about your spot? Send us a photo of the yard with your quote request and we will tell you straight if it will work.
Water deeply once or twice a week through the first growing season, and step it up in July and August heat. Keep a 2 to 3 inch mulch ring around the base, pulled back from the trunk. Spring and fall are both good planting windows in mid-Missouri.
Or skip the checklist: have us plant it and Year One covers all of this. We feed it, prune it, and come back to check on it.
Request a quote and tell us where it is going. We will confirm availability, delivery, and a planting date.
Straight answers to what people ask before they buy. Anything else, just call.
Three to four feet on center, measured trunk to trunk. Ignore the planting distance line further up this page for this one. That advice is written for shade trees with spreading crowns, and American Pillar is a four foot wide column that is meant to be planted shoulder to shoulder. At three feet apart you get a solid wall in a few seasons. At five feet apart you will always see gaps. If you are screening along a fence line, run a string and set them at a steady spacing rather than eyeballing it.
Yes, and we would rather tell you now than have you find out in February. Thuja occidentalis is one of the most browsed evergreens there is, and a hungry deer will strip a young one to a bare browse line about five feet up and leave the top untouched. Plants recover slowly because arborvitae does not push new growth out of old bare wood. If you have deer pressure, either fence or net the row for the first few winters, or plant Green Giant instead, which is a different species and gets left alone far more often.
No. American Pillar is a trademarked selection and there is no free to use photo of it, so the photos here are other columnar arborvitae and the plain species, which is what it was bred from. The foliage, the cones and the hedge behavior are right. One thing the photos will not tell you: a column this narrow can splay open under heavy wet snow or ice. Knock the snow off after a big storm, and if a young plant has two or three competing leaders, tie them loosely together for the first few winters.
Yes. Every tree on the lot has an off-the-lot price, you pick it up and plant it yourself. The planted price adds delivery, planting, and the Year One warranty.
Every planted tree comes with follow-up visits, deep root feeding, and structural pruning through its first year. If the tree fails in Year One, we make it right. You can extend it to Year Two for 20 percent and Year Three for 15 percent of the planted price.
Spring and fall are both good windows. Fall planting gives the roots time to settle in before summer heat. Request a quote and we will work out timing with you.
Yes. The whole lot is open to trade buyers. Ask about volume pricing when you reach out.
Tell us the spot and the job. A Board Certified Master Arborist picks with you, plants it right, and stands behind it for Year One.
