| Description | 'Green Giant' Arborvitae' (Thuja) is a tall rapid-growing pyramidal tree. It is a hybrid between Western Red Cedar and Japanese Arborvitae. |
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| Plant Type | Trees Coniferous, Shrubs Coniferous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-7 |
| Sunlight | full sun to light shade |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | most any soil |
| Flowers | not of ornamental vlue |
| Fruit | small persistent oblong woody cones. |
| Leaves | dense, fragrant, green in flat sprays, good winter color |
| Dimensions | 30-60 feet tall by 10-20 feet wide, tight pyramidal form, can grow up to 5 feet per year in optimum sites |
| Maintenance | little or no pruning is required |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | Green Giant is a hybrid between Western Red Cedar plicata and Japanese Arborvitae (Thuja standishii). A plant from D.T. Poulsen of Denmark was sent to the United States National Arboretum in 1967. |
| Author's Notes | People come into the garden center and ask for this plant by name. It has received a lot of press in the past few years. |
| Notes & Reference | #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens website (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org), Wayside Gardens website, National Arboretum website |
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