Thuja Cedar Green Giant,standishii x plicatata', or as we call it the Cedar Green Giant, is one of the most popular pyramidal shaped evergreen trees. The Thuja Cedar Green Giant are quite flexible with their requirements and will grow in varied soil types as well as varied lighting needs. Hardy in zones 5 to 7, the Green Giants are without serious pest or disease problems and, as noted by the U.S. National Arboretum, an excellent substitute for Leyland cypress.
The Cedar Green Giants in our own landscape have grown in areas of full sun to partial shade. A long lived plant, the Cedar Green Giant will mature in the 60 foot tall height range with a 12 to 20 foot wide spread. With a considerably rapid growth rate, the Cedar Green Giant can attain 30 feet within a 28 to 30 year range. Cedar Green Giants are the first choice for evergreen screens or specimen plants in home and commercial landscapes.
This very rare hybrid between Western Red Cedar plicata and Thuja Standishii Cedar, once established, generally average 3 to 5 feet of growth per year! Elegant and uniform, Cedar Green Giant's conical habit needs no shearing or pruning, and is cloaked in dense, dark, evergreen foliage clear to the ground - a stunning choice for a private screen.
Will enhance property values while screening unsightly areas year-around. And this is a tough, easy plant to grow, tolerating almost any soil and resistant to damage from ice and snow.
Cedar Green Giant is able to withstand drought well, exhibiting no significant pest or disease problems, and is highly deer and bagworm resistant!
Cedar Green Giant will become the outstanding alternative screening-evergreen to the disease prone Leyland Cypress in the south and to the Hemlocks that are dying throughout New England.
Plant 3 - 5 feet apart for a really fast privacy screen, otherwise 7 - 10 feet apart. Most vigorous growth will be in full sun, but it will also perform well in light shade. Eventually reaches 30 - 50 feet tall. Zones 5 - 9.
Fall planting on the green giants for Zones 5 - 6, no later than mid October. Zone 7, No later then October 30th. Zones 8-9 all winter. Spring planting on green giants for zone 7 no sooner then March 15th. Zones 5-6 After April 15th.
The Cedar Green Giants will arrive healthy and ready for planting. Should they die within the first year we will replace at one half the current member price plus shipping. Once planted with moderate care, just watering every five days or so and not fertilizing for the first year, the plants generally do well. The Green Giants are a low maintenance, easy to grow, almost no care needed plant to own.
Size at shipping: One Quart size typically 10 inches and up one gallon trade size container 1 to 2 foot and up (on average) - Please Note: sizes may vary from season to season.
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We cannot ship any container plants with soil into CA,AZ,OR, and WA. For these states all plants will be taken out of containers, the soil shaken off of the roots, and then roots dipped in water retention gel, then wrapped with moist medium and packaged to insure fresh and live delivery. Sorry for any inconvenience.
