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Thuja Green Giant/Arborvitae (IL)

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From: Tari Harris City: McHenry, IL
I am looking for a very tall tree to provide privacy between my deck and my neighbors deck, which is about 10 ft higher than mine. Can you tell me if I can contain the width of the Thuja Green Giant by pruning it to our desired width, say 3 or 4 feet round? Or is that impossible? Would an arborvitae be a better choice for privacy between our neighbor in our back yard? If so, which type of arborvitae do you recommend?
	Extension Message From: Jay Hayek Extension Specialist, Forestry Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences jhayek@illinois.edu
Greetings Tari: I would strongly suggest contacting a local landscape company that employs a professional ornamental horticulturalist or urban forester to help you with this question as I really don't dabble in ornamental tree plantings. Another option is to ask this exact same question via our AskHort forum... http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/askextension/?AskSiteID=34 Best of luck to you!
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