Thuja Plicata Green Giant Arborvitae

The name thuja green giant was selected to identify and promote this clone.

Thuja plicata green giant arborvitae.

Standishii that is often promoted as a. While different suppliers may refer to this tree as arborvitae green giant or thuja green giant they are the same species. Fast growing evergreen thuja standishii x plicata green giant is often promoted as the ideal tree for impatient gardeners. Its natural pyramidal to conical form boasts dense rich green foliage that darkens or bronzes slightly in the winter.

Typical rate of growth in most areas is up to 5 feet 1 6 m per year resulting in a large tree 50 feet 15 m tall by 5 feet 2 m wide after 10 years in the landscape. The identity of the exceptional cloneas the t. Fast growing up to 5 ft. Green giant arborvitae thuja standishii x plicata green giant the green giant arborvitae is a large vigorous fast growing evergreen shooting up by as much as 3 feet per year until maturity.

Tall and narrow thuja standishii plicata green giant arborvitae is a majestic evergreen tree of conical to pyramidal habit with sprays of rich glossy green foliage year round. Standishii x plicata hybrid was resolved by susan martin usna kim trip new york botanic garden and robert marquard holden arboretum through extensive records searches nursery inspections and isozyme analysis. Thuja is a genus of 6 species of coniferous evergreen trees from east asia and north america. Per year 150 cm it is regarded as a disease free substitute for leland cypress.

This tall narrow tree makes an excellent privacy screen or specimen planting. It forms a narrowly conical to pyramidal tree with sprays of rather open foliage rich glossy green above paler green below. Genus name is the greek name for a kind of juniper juniperus green giant is a fast growing arborvitae hybrid cultivar t. Thuja standishii plicata green giant is a very fast growing selection of hybrid arborvitae.