Commonly used for privacy hedges these will typically grow 3 to 5 feet per year once established.
Planting green giant arborvitae.
These thuja evergreens which were imported from denmark several decades ago grow into enormous plants.
This bush can grow in very cold conditions up to growing zone 5.
Green giant is an evergreen plant throughout the year.
Mature trees grow 1 2 inch long cones that emerge green and then turn brown.
And it grows extremely fast.
If you are thinking of growing a thuja green giant you ll need to measure the potential growing site.
Green giant arborvitae shrubs may be small when first transplanted.
The thuja green giant are touted as one of the fastest growing evergreen trees on the commercial market.
Add compost or an organic soil mix to the ground to give your tree a boost as it acclimates to its new spot.
The green giant arborvitae thuja plicata green giant is the fastest growing evergreen shrub that we know of.
It is adaptable to most soil types.
Thuja green giant tree has become one of the most popular trees for creating a living screen.
Plant green giant arborvitae trees in place of leyland cypresses particularly as a screen plant if the high disease susceptibility of leyland cypress is a concern.
Its natural pyramidal to conical form boasts dense rich green foliage that darkens or bronzes slightly in the winter.
Prepare well draining loamy soil for your tree.
The plants are hybrids so they are propagated by cuttings as they will not come back true from seed.
The green giant arborvitae is a large vigorous fast growing evergreen shooting up by as much as 3 feet per year until maturity.
Green giant is a hybrid developed from a cross between the conifers japanese arborvitae thuja standishii usda zones 5 through 7 and western red cedar thuja plicata usda zones 5 through 7.
This is an exceptional landscape tree for use as a screen hedge or single specimen.
Will they really live up to this adoration.
Here at greenwood nursery we have grown and sold the cedar green giant trees for over 15 years.
Arborvitae trees prefer moist soil with plenty of organic nutrients.
To test your soil s draining levels dig a 12 in 30 cm deep hole and fill it with water.
Growing a thuja green giant.
This evergreen tree can spread 20 30 feet wide rapidly since it can grow more than 3 feet per year.
These also do great as windbreaks especially during harsh winters.
It is tolerant of light shade and of moderate drought.