Plant Characteristics
- Zone: 5-9
- Height: 12' to 14'
- Spread: 5'- 6'
- Growth: medium to fast
- Form : pyramidal
- Uses: foundation, background, area seperation,large hedge or screen
- Soil: well-drained
US National Arboretum release as
Thuja Green Giant has been evaluated since 1967 and will become
the outstanding alternative screening-evergreen to the disease prone
Leyland Cypress in the south and to the Hemlocks that are dying throughout
New England. will grow in a wide range of soils in zones
5 to 8 and prefers a deep well drained fertile soil although it adapts well
to frequently saturated clay soils. This is a tough tree and will not easily
suffer damage from high wind or heavy ice and snow loads.
Plant 5 to 6 feet apart for a really fast privacy
screen, otherwise 10-12 feet apart. Thuja Green Giant can be trimmed
to any height and width.