Green Giant arborvitae
Thuja standishii 'Green Giant'
USDA zones5 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size40 to 60 feet tall12 to 18 feet wide
- Habit
- Broad
- Bloom color
- Non-flowering
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Green Giant' arborvitae (Thuja standishii 'Green Giant') is a tree for privacy screens, hedges, windbreaks, and specimen planting. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It is evergreen, so the green foliage stays on the tree all year. Birds visit it. Its broad habit needs plenty of room to grow.
Pairs well with Kousa dogwood, Japanese spirea, and Daffodil.