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Green Giant Arborvitae

Height: 30 feet
Spread: 10 feet
Sunlight: Full sun / Partial shade
Hardiness Zone: 4b
Other Names: Green Giant Cedar

A stately, fast-growing evergreen prized for its strong pyramidal form and year-round color. Green Giant Arborvitae is exceptionally resilient, with excellent resistance to ice, snow, and wind damage. Its dense foliage and uniform growth habit make it one of the best choices for privacy screens, windbreaks, or large-scale hedging.

Ornamental Features

Green Giant Arborvitae features rich green, scale-like sprays of evergreen foliage that remain vibrant throughout winter. Its dense, conical shape provides a formal, uniform appearance. The textured, shaggy brown bark adds an attractive touch of contrast, especially in mature specimens.

Landscape Attributes

This fast-growing, multi-stemmed evergreen tree maintains a refined pyramidal form and dense branching from top to bottom. It provides an elegant vertical element in the landscape and performs well as a natural screen or backdrop. Green Giant Arborvitae is low maintenance, requiring only light pruning to shape or remove dead growth. It is tolerant of a wide range of soils and shows good resistance to pests and diseases.

Recommended Applications

- Hedges and screening
- Windbreaks
- Vertical accents
- Privacy plantings
- Large-scale foundation or backdrop plantings

Planting & Growing

Green Giant Arborvitae reaches about 30 feet tall with a spread of 10 feet at maturity. It grows rapidly, often achieving 3 to 5 feet of growth per year under ideal conditions, and can live for 50 years or more. The tree develops a low canopy and should not be planted beneath power lines.

This arborvitae thrives in full sun to partial shade and prefers evenly moist, well-drained soil. Avoid allowing it to dry out completely. It adapts well to various soil types and pH levels and tolerates moderate urban pollution. For best results, apply a thick layer of mulch around the root zone to help retain moisture and protect roots in exposed or colder areas. This interspecific hybrid combines durability, vigor, and beauty for reliable landscape performance.