It forms a narrowly conical to pyramidal tree with sprays of rather open foliage rich glossy green above paler green below.
Thuja plicata green giant arborvitae.
The identity of the exceptional cloneas the t.
While different suppliers may refer to this tree as arborvitae green giant or thuja green giant they are the same species.
Thuja is a genus of 6 species of coniferous evergreen trees from east asia and north america.
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.
They make excellent garden plants.
Sizes range from dwarf cultivars to large trees.
This tall narrow tree makes an excellent privacy screen or specimen planting.
The name thuja green giant was selected to identify and promote this clone.
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.
Per year 150 cm it is regarded as a disease free substitute for leland cypress.
Fast growing evergreen thuja standishii x plicata green giant is often promoted as the ideal tree for impatient gardeners.
Forming a majestic exclamation point in the landscape it is excellent as a specimen plant and for.
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.
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.
Fast growing up to 5 ft.