How to Plant a Privacy Hedge

Measure the height and width of the largest root ball. Then use spray paint to mark out a trench that is two to three times wider and 2 inches shallower than the root ball. Make the trench long enough to space the trees so that they will touch when they reach their mature width—3 to 4 feet apart for these Emerald Greens. As you dig, transfer the soil with a spade shovel onto a tarp.