Product Description
The Thuja Green Giant tree will add a lush, green privacy screen to your yard in no time! One of our most favorite and fastest growing trees.
The National Arboretum presents the ‘Green Giant’ which is a vigorously growing, pyramidal shaped evergreen with a dark green color that remains outstanding throughout hardiness range. Green Thuja is perfect for privacy tree needs as it is a hybrid of the thuja plicata tree that graces the northwest.
The Thuja tree is ornamentally appealing as a single plant, specimen tree, a dense screen, or as a living frame for your landscape or garden. Plant your tree at your property line for ultimate privacy function. Don’t worry about the deer! It is deer resistant.
Thuja Green Giant arborvitae is a large, evergreen sentinel in any landscape. Living up to its name, this “giant” tolerates a wide range of soil and growing zones and has very few pest or disease problems on its rich green foliage. Check out our Pests and Diseases blog for more information on Thuja Green Giant tree problems.
Thuja Green Giant Care
The thujas hardiness zones are best in the department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 5-9 across the United States. This landscape tree performs best in moist, fertile, well-drained soil conditions in full sun to partial shade. Ideal conditions for the giant Thuja tree are at least 4-6 hours of sun per day. This large tree cannot handle wet sites or poorly drained soil types like heavy clay because of the possibility of root rot.
The Thuja Green Giant Arborvitae growth rate is extremely fast! It can grow up to 3-5 feet per year once established; and it can quickly reach a height up to 40 feet tall and 20 feet wide at maturity. As young plants, they grow faster during the spring and summer growing season more than any other season.
Slow release fertilizers at the base of the root ball will help give this tree the boost it needs in early spring. The emerald green needles may darken or bronze slightly in winter. If the leaves turn brown you may have a different issue such as lack of watering.
Newly planted trees need lots of water and a thick layer of mulch to help retain moisture and protect the roots. Water your trees a few times a week, especially during the summer months when temperatures are hotter. The root system will establish after 1 year if watered thoroughly. After 1 year of fast growth, it is fairly drought tolerant.
The best time to plant Thuja Green Giant shrubs is in early spring so the trees have the whole growing season to establish before the ice and snow of winter come. Dig a hole the size of the root ball and don’t plant too close! Thuja Green Giant hedges will establish quickly and provide the privacy you need.
Planting Thuja Green Giant Plants
Wondering how far apart to plant arborvitae? Thuja Green Giant spacing should be planted at least 5-15 feet apart because of their girth and length. This will leave plenty of room to grow! Some use it as a screen plant or hedging plant to line a fence in their yard in a straight row of trees. You can also do it in a double row spacing as long as you have a wide area so they can reach their mature width.
Bushier than our Leyland Cypresses, but still the same Christmas tree like form. You can prune your Thuja tree into a shorter hedge for a single row spaced and keep the height at 12 to 15 feet tall if desired. They can tolerate a heavy shearing and we encourage pruning to promote new growth.
Check out the Thuja Green Giant reviews to see what our happy customers thought of these fast growing evergreen trees. These Green Giant arborvitae tree plants do not ship bare root. They are rooted in a container in soil.
You may be asking… where should I plant my Thuja Green Giant? And how to plant my Green Giant arborvitae? Not to worry… check out our blog posts on Thujas in the Best Privacy Trees blog.
We hope you like our Thuja Green Giant for sale. It is known as the tree of life for how fast growing the green giant tree is and is prized for being disease free.
Check out our Thuja Green Giant Grow Guide for more information on growing these beautiful trees.
You can also check out our Evergreen Tree Grow Guide for more information on planting evergreens.
Thuja 'Green Giant'
- Fast growing evergreen
- Provides privacy
- Low maintenance
- Winter hardy
Kimberly Azzarello –
We were happy with purchase…However, we just need them to take off and GROW FAST!!!! Ha ha
Dan Watkins –
I ordered 8 of the Thuja Trees 5-6ft and they came in packaged perfectly. I was somewhat concerned about how the plants would look after shipping. They came in unbroken and looking great! My wife was very happy.
Kylia –
Superb trees! Very happy with my purchase. Will recommend and purchase again!
Paul D. –
Ordered on Monday, shipped and planted by Sunday. Perfect weekend project to block the neighbors kitchen window.
Jim Obrien –
Trees look as pictured. We ordered the small ones to save money. Fast shipping.
Basil Adams –
The thuja’s were our idea of a ‘green fence’. After calling and speaking with Natalie on the phone, we made our purchase of the 5-6ft trees. They came in perfect packaged and healthy. This company did a great job growing such nice trees.
B. Mason –
Trees were correct in size, very green, and they threw in free fertilizer.
Rosemary Thomas (store manager) –
Already providing the privacy I needed from my nosy neighbors. I ordered the largest size and these thujas are wonderful!
Ryan Kline –
Great buy. Thuja trees were as tall as me in the ground which put them right at 6 feet. No complaints here.
Shawn (verified owner) –
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Was this review helpful to you?Clara Marie –
My neighbor had some Thuja Green Giants installed by a landscape company and was charged a fortune. Bought online with shipping was 1/2 the price he paid and I will install them myself. New to online plant shopping but they looked good coming out of their HUGE box.
Perfect Plants (store manager) –
Thank you for your order of thuja green giant! Enjoy your new trees :)
Cierra Dungy –
We bought 3 of these to hide the nieghbors house from our pool. We live in Atlanta, Ga and its a very common tree around our neighborhood so we thought we would try our luck with 3. Trees arrived 5ft+ tall and large. My husband was less than thrilled with his honey-do list this weekend but he got the job done. Trees look great!
Perfect Plants (store manager) –
Cierra, we hope your new thuja green giant trees look great in the neighborhood! Happy planting.
wes w. (verified owner) –
High quality ,fast shipping,very happy so far.
Perfect Plants (store manager) –
Hi Wes, thank you so much for your feedback on the Thuja Green Giant. We are glad you love your new trees!
Mike M. (verified owner) –
Plant arrived in great shape. They have it down in the packaging department. Every time I order plants arrive in awesome shape! Love this place!
Perfect Plants (store manager) –
Thank you so much for this generous compliment! Enjoy your new Thuja Green Giant trees!
Nancy Grammes (verified owner) –
Ordered 12 3′-4′ Thuja Green Giants. First, 8 were delivered: 4 were 4 1/2′ and 4 were 2 1/2′. Not good for planting along a fence. I called and asked that they replace the 4 short ones that were not even the minimum of 3′ (per my order) and make sure those and the last 4 were on the “taller side” to match the ones I got (thinking closer to 4′ than 3′). Long story short, after days of back and forth, I ended up with 16 trees ranging from 2 1/2′ to 4 1/2′, and the “replacements” and last 4 of my order barely made it to 3′. I had to order another 4 in the 4′-5′ range, just to get some more to match the first ones they sent, so I ended up with 20 trees instead of 12. It wouldn’t have been so bad if they hadn’t “exceeded” my expectations with the first at 4 1/2′. Trees come healthy and beautiful, but their “fulfillment” leaves a bit to be desired. They did give me a discount on my last 4 larger trees ordered.
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Perfect Plants (store manager) –
Hi Nancy, thank you for your feedback on our Thuja Green Giants. We hope we made the experience right for you and that you still love your new trees!