I want to put in some kind of evergreen for year-round privacy/wind breaking along one side of my property. I was thinking some kind of Arborvitae that can reach 10-20ft tall and about 10ft wide. I would need about 15-20 trees that size to do the job.
I was looking at Emerald Green Arborvitaes at my local Home Depot. However they say require 6 hours of sunlight. The location I need them in is a well shaded area that gets almost no direct sunlight.
I've looked at a couple nurseries around me and the more mature 6ft plants are much more expensive then I can afford. So I wanted to start with the smaller plants which are about 3ft tall and just wait for them to grow. But I don't want to put the time/effort in if they aren't going to handle being in the shade well.
So far I've read mixed things about arborvitae's ability to grow in shade. If it's going to take 5 years for a tree to grow a few feet then it would be quicker to just save up for the larger trees.
I'm in upstate NY in Zone5/6a depending on which map I go by.
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