Reference specimenAccession  SKU-01413

Thuja plicata 'Green Giant'

Western Redcedar, 'Green Giant'

At a glance
Hardiness
USDA Zones 5–8
Mature size
Height 30–40 Feet · Spread 20–25 Feet
Growth rate
Fast
Seasonality
Evergreen
Thuja plicata 'Green Giant'
Thuja plicata 'Green Giant', Western Redcedar, 'Green Giant' at Woodlanders
A plant Woodlanders once offered on our catalogue

This variety is no actively in production in our propagation house and may not return to our catalogue. We maintain this page purely for reference and archival purposes. If you would like to grow this plant, tell us. Your interest helps guide what we bring back.

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'Green Giant' is an excellent large dark green conifer possibly a hybrid between Thuja plicata and Thuja standishii, both of which are native to northwestern North America however 'Green Giant' was selected as a seedling from a nursery bed in Denmark in 1935 ! It has a broad pyramidal habit and rapid growth rate and is an outstanding conifer for moist soil, sun to partial shade. The foliage is somewhat bronze in winter.