Green Giant Arborvitae Live Plant – 18-24″ Thuja plicata, Trade Gallon Pot

Overview

Transform your outdoor space with the magnificent Green Giant Arborvitae live plant. This robust and rapidly growing evergreen, scientifically known as Thuja plicata ‘Green Giant’, is an exceptional choice for creating dense, natural privacy screens or windbreaks. You will receive one well-rooted plant, approximately 18-24 inches tall, thriving in a trade gallon pot. Known for its impressive growth rate of 3-4 feet per year, the Green Giant Arborvitae live plant quickly establishes itself to form a lush, conical specimen that can reach heights of 50-60 feet at maturity. Its rich green foliage remains vibrant throughout the year, offering continuous beauty and seclusion. This versatile plant is also highly adaptable, tolerating a wide range of soil conditions from sand to clay, and is remarkably deer-resistant, making it a low-maintenance addition to almost any landscape.

The Thuja plicata privacy hedge is celebrated for its columnar habit and dense branching, providing an excellent barrier against noise and prying eyes. Whether planted individually as a majestic accent tree or in multiples for a seamless hedge, it offers both aesthetic appeal and practical benefits. Its resilience across USDA hardiness zones 3-8 further broadens its appeal, ensuring success in diverse climates. Embrace the beauty and functionality of this outstanding evergreen, and watch your landscape flourish with minimal effort.

Key Benefits

The Green Giant Arborvitae live plant offers a multitude of advantages for homeowners and landscapers seeking a reliable and attractive solution for their garden needs. Its superior characteristics make it a standout choice:

• Exceptional Growth Rate: This plant is renowned for its vigorous growth, adding an impressive 3-4 feet in height annually. This rapid development means you can achieve a mature privacy screen or windbreak much faster than with many other tree varieties.
• Superior Privacy & Screening: With its dense, conical shape and thick foliage, the Thuja plicata privacy hedge creates an impenetrable visual barrier, offering unparalleled privacy and reducing noise pollution from busy streets or neighbors.
• Deer Resistance: A significant advantage for gardeners in areas with deer populations, the Green Giant Arborvitae is highly deer-resistant, ensuring your plants remain healthy and undamaged without constant vigilance or protective measures.
• Adaptable to Various Soils: Unlike many plants with specific soil requirements, the Green Giant Arborvitae thrives in a wide range of soil types, from sandy to heavy clay, as long as there is adequate drainage. This adaptability simplifies planting and reduces the need for extensive soil amendments.
• Low Maintenance Evergreen: Once established, this fast growing evergreen tree requires minimal care, making it an ideal choice for busy individuals. It retains its vibrant green color year-round, providing consistent beauty without seasonal leaf drop.
• Hardy in Diverse Climates: Tolerant of USDA zones 3-8, the Green Giant Arborvitae can withstand a broad spectrum of temperatures and environmental conditions, ensuring its longevity and health in many regions across the United States.
• Natural Windbreak: Its sturdy structure and dense foliage make it an excellent natural windbreak, protecting your home and other garden plants from harsh winds and reducing heating costs.

Plant Care & Growing Tips

Caring for your Green Giant Arborvitae live plant is straightforward, making it an excellent choice for both novice and experienced gardeners. Proper planting and consistent initial care will ensure your plant establishes quickly and grows into a magnificent specimen. When selecting a planting site, ensure it receives at least 6 hours of direct sunlight daily for optimal growth, though it can tolerate partial shade. Dig a hole that is twice as wide as the root ball and just as deep. Carefully remove the plant from its trade gallon pot, loosen any circling roots, and place it in the hole, ensuring the top of the root ball is level with the ground. Backfill with soil, gently tamping down to remove air pockets, and water thoroughly.

Watering is crucial during the first year of establishment. Provide deep watering 2-3 times per week, especially during dry spells, to encourage a strong root system. Once established, the fast growing evergreen tree is quite drought-tolerant but will benefit from occasional watering during prolonged dry periods. The Green Giant Arborvitae is not particularly fussy about soil type, thriving in anything from sand to clay, provided it is well-draining. Avoid locations where water tends to pool. Fertilize annually in early spring with a balanced slow-release fertilizer formulated for evergreens to support vigorous growth and maintain its lush foliage. Pruning is generally not necessary for shape, but you can trim any dead or damaged branches. For optimal privacy fencing, plant your Thuja plicata privacy hedge 5-6 feet apart; for a less dense screen, space them 10-15 feet apart. This deer resistant privacy plant is generally pest and disease-free, further simplifying its care.

Size & Details

This offering includes one robust Green Giant Arborvitae live plant, meticulously grown to be 18-24 inches tall at the time of shipment. Each plant is supplied in a trade gallon pot, ensuring a well-developed root system for successful transplanting and rapid establishment in your garden. The ‘Green Giant’ cultivar is celebrated for its impressive growth habit, typically adding 3-4 feet in height per year under ideal conditions. At full maturity, these magnificent evergreens can reach an imposing height of 50-60 feet with a spread of 12-20 feet, forming a majestic, dense, and conical form. This fast growing evergreen tree is ideal for creating substantial privacy screens or as a stately specimen plant.

The plants are hardy in USDA zones 3-8, capable of withstanding a broad range of temperatures from very cold winters to warm summers. They are shipped as live, healthy plants, ready for immediate planting upon arrival. Expect these trees to provide significant visual impact and privacy within just a few years of planting. The foliage is a rich, dark green that maintains its color throughout the year, offering continuous beauty and structure to the landscape. This deer resistant privacy plant ensures your investment remains protected and thrives.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How big does this Green Giant Arborvitae live plant get? A: At maturity, the Green Giant Arborvitae can reach an impressive height of 50-60 feet with a spread of 12-20 feet, making it an excellent choice for a tall privacy screen or a majestic specimen tree.
• Q: What size pot does it come in? A: Each plant is shipped in a trade gallon pot, which provides ample space for a healthy root system and ensures a smooth transition to your garden.
• Q: Is this an indoor or outdoor plant? A: The Green Giant Arborvitae is an outdoor plant, perfectly suited for landscaping, privacy hedges, and windbreaks in garden settings. It requires full sun to partial shade.
• Q: How much sunlight does it need? A: For optimal growth and health, the Green Giant Arborvitae prefers at least 6 hours of direct sunlight per day. It can tolerate some partial shade but may not grow as densely.
• Q: Is this plant easy to care for? A: Yes, the Green Giant Arborvitae live plant is considered low-maintenance. Once established, it is quite drought-tolerant and deer-resistant, requiring minimal care beyond initial watering and occasional fertilization.
• Q: What condition will it arrive in? A: Your Green Giant Arborvitae live plant will arrive well-rooted and healthy, carefully packaged to ensure its safety during transit and ready for planting in your garden.
• Q: How long until it forms a privacy screen? A: Due to its fast growth rate of 3-4 feet per year, you can expect a substantial privacy screen to form within 3-5 years, especially if planted 5-6 feet apart.
• Q: Will it survive winter in my zone? A: Yes, this fast growing evergreen tree is hardy in USDA zones 3-8, meaning it can tolerate a wide range of winter temperatures, from very cold to mild.
• Q: Is this a deer resistant privacy plant? A: Absolutely. The Green Giant Arborvitae is well-known for its strong deer resistance, making it an ideal choice for gardens where deer browse is a concern.
• Q: What is the best spacing for a Thuja plicata privacy hedge? A: For a dense privacy screen, plant them 5-6 feet apart. If you prefer a more spaced-out look or individual specimens, 10-15 feet apart is suitable.