Thuja plicata 'Green Giant'
Green Giant Arborvitae

Thuja plicata ′Green Giant′ - Habit
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Lustrous dark green to dull bluish-green evergreen foliage)
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Cone)
 Ultimate Height:
40-60 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
15-25 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Prefers well-drained, loamy soils
 Range:
Cultivated orgin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Long-pointed scales on leading shoots, more blunt scales on lateral shoots, with leaves being opposite in 4 rows. White waxy leaf markings (like butterfly wings) are often visible beneath, on the dull green side of the branchlets (sometimes not clear). Branches horizontal or drooping, but turning upward at the end, especially the lower branches.
  Special Characteristics:
  • Fast Growth Rate 225
  • Notable Texture 278
  • Hedge 255
  • Mass Plantings 278
  • Screen 179

    • Additional Information

    Green Giant Arborvitae is one of the best plants for screening when grown in wet, but not in saturated soils. The straight species was an important timber tree in the western US. Subject to several pests (especially bagworms), all of which usually can be controlled with timely spraying.

    8 Thuja plicata 'Green Giant' found

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    = Heritage plant = Memorial plant
    Number Accession ID Location
    12016_00290*CHANS
    22016_00290*DHANS
    32024_00246*APGMD
    42024_00246*BPGMD
    52024_00246*CPGMD
    62024_00246*DPGMD
    72024_00246*EPGMD
    82024_00296*AFNRY

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