Thujen - How much distance should be maintained when planting near a fence?

hello forum. I have a question. I already installed our fence last year, now I have ordered Thuja Smaragd and would like to know at what distance I should plant them from the fence? The distance between each other is clear, I will take three to four pieces per meter. I only don't know the distance to the fence. The thujas themselves are only 20-30 cm high and should later be at most 1.30 meters high. How thick do they get at that size? I want them to grow into the fence later. With both neighbors, I can then enter their property to cut them. So they should end exactly at my fence right by the neighbor. Does anyone have experience? best regards

So I wouldn't plant four per meter, they do get quite wide, ours are now about 60 cm in diameter, but have only been there for a few years. I would keep 50 cm away from the fence.

Best regards
Sabine

Have you ever looked into the [Nachbarschaftsgesetz]? With that, at least in NRW, you already have a minimum distance that you must maintain, whether you want to or not.

I can also place three per meter or every 30 centimeters. 50 centimeters away from the fence sounds good. Maybe 40 would work too? No, I don’t have that. I am here in the countryside in Austria, and it’s not seen as so strict here. I asked the municipality about my fence back then. It’s not seen as very strict here.

As already mentioned, have a look at the [Nachbarrechtsgesetz] to see what is specified there.

You write that you can go onto the neighboring property to prune. Therefore, I assume this has already been agreed upon. But what happens if a property is sold and the new neighbor does not want that? Then you have bad luck.

Furthermore, it should be considered that the roots spread accordingly and then "steal" water and nutrients from the neighbor's garden. Whether they will ultimately be so enthusiastic about that remains to be seen in the future.

I would recommend planting the plants in such a way that you can prune them from your own property. It should also be considered that they need to be pruned regularly and not cut back too far, as otherwise they will not regrow there.

I believe you that this is not taken too strictly. Nevertheless, it doesn't hurt to know what you are allowed to do or what you possibly are not allowed to do and what consequences might be associated with it.

If you get a grumpy neighbor, do you want to argue about 20cm? It simply doesn't have to be and you can easily influence it now.