Emerald Green Arborvitae (backyard plants)

Where can I find 8-10 foot emerald greens in NYC, preferably Brooklyn? or a plant similar to the emerald green?  I need about 8 of them to create some privacy in my backyard.

Thank you.

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BHS | 13 years and 9 months ago

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Kings County Nursery is a good place to call. They might be able to order something for you if they don’t already have it in stock.

livingstone | 13 years and 9 months ago

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Your best bet might be ordering from a nursery…trying Bissett or Half Hollow on Long Island

snowman2 | 13 years and 9 months ago

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Brooklyn Terminal Market in Canarsie

italiana71 | 13 years and 9 months ago

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Try the Indoor/Outdoor Garden in Bay Ridge on 5th ave and 83rd street or Home Depot in Coney Island.

megazoid | 13 years and 9 months ago

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hey fellow -zoid. I just google-imaged “emerald green”. FWIW, I believe I saw them being sold in Home Depot on DeKalb (Bed-Stuy) last weekend. They were on sale for $4\. I’m not a garden expert, so it might be a completely different plant 🙂 They were also quite small, you’d have to grow them for a while until you get the desired privacy. My missus is looking for bamboo for similar (privacy) reasons, if anyone knows anything let us know!

marie-helene | 13 years and 9 months ago

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You can try Kings County nurseries or Gowanus nursery by phone, and if you don’t find satisfaction there, I highly recommend fast-growing-trees.com out of North Carolina. These trees grow about 2-3 ft per year, and will be about 8ft at maturity, but you can buy almost fully mature trees (6ft or so.). They will cost you quite a bit more than 2-ft tall trees, over $100 per tree as opposed to $25 for the younger ones.