Meet Green Giant Thuja

The Living Wall That Gives You Your Backyard Back

Some trees are planted for shade.

Some are planted because they look beautiful.

Green Giant Thuja is planted for something even more valuable.

Privacy.

There's something wonderful that happens when your landscape begins to mature.

The road fades away.

The neighboring houses become less noticeable.

Morning coffee on the patio feels a little quieter.

Children play without feeling like they're on display.

Dinner outdoors becomes a little more relaxing.

That's what Green Giant Thuja creates.

It doesn't simply grow into a beautiful evergreen tree.

It creates a backyard that finally feels like yours.

Why We Love Green Giant Thuja

Green Giant Thuja (Thuja standishii × plicata) has become one of America's most popular privacy trees—and for good reason.

It's fast-growing, naturally dense, and remarkably easy to care for once established.

Highlights

• One of the fastest-growing evergreen privacy trees
• Dense year-round green foliage
• Creates an outstanding natural privacy screen
• Excellent windbreak for open properties
• Beautiful pyramidal shape with little pruning required
• Adaptable to many soil types
• Deer resistant compared to many landscape evergreens
• Cold hardy and heat tolerant
• Long-lived landscape investment

If you're looking for a privacy hedge that will continue improving your landscape for decades, Green Giant Thuja is difficult to beat.

Where Green Giant Thuja Fits Best

Thuja Green Giant is often thought of as simply a privacy tree.

But it can do much more than screen a property line.

Plant it:

• Along property boundaries
• Behind backyard patios
• Around swimming pools
• Along country driveways
• To soften neighboring views
• As a windbreak for open landscapes
• To reduce road noise visually
• Around outdoor living spaces
• As a beautiful evergreen backdrop for flowering shrubs and perennial gardens

·       For a dense, seamless privacy wall, plant these 5 to 6 feet on center.

Whether planted individually or as a living hedge, Green Giant provides year-round structure and beauty.

Cheryl's Notes

One of the questions we're asked most often is,

"How can I create more privacy?"

Green Giant Thuja is almost always part of that conversation.

Not because it's trendy.

Because it works.

As these trees grow, something begins to change.

Your attention shifts away from what's outside your property...

...and back to the people and moments happening inside it.

That's what I love most about this tree.

It doesn't just change a landscape.

It changes how you enjoy coming home.

More Than a Privacy Tree

People often buy Green Giant Thuja because they need to block a view.

Years later, they're still grateful they planted it.

By then, the trees have become much more than a screen.

They've become the backdrop for family gatherings.

Holiday decorations.

Children's games.

Quiet evenings on the patio.

They're simply part of home.

Gardens Are for Living.

Some plants bring flowers.

Some bring butterflies.

Some bring fragrance.

Green Giant Thuja brings something we all need a little more of.

Privacy.

Quiet.

A sense of retreat.

If you're looking for a fast-growing evergreen privacy tree that offers year-round beauty while helping create a more peaceful outdoor space, Green Giant Thuja is one of our favorite recommendations.

We hope it becomes one of yours, too.

💚 Let's grow this together.

Cheryl & The Greenwood Nursery Team

Quick Facts About Green Giant Thuja

• Botanical name: Thuja standishii × plicata
• Common name: Green Giant Thuja or Green Giant Arborvitae
• Plant type: Evergreen privacy tree
• Sun exposure: Full sun to partial shade
• USDA Hardiness Zones: 5–8
• Growth rate: Fast growing
• Mature height: Approximately 30–50 feet (depending on growing conditions)
• Mature width: Approximately 10–15 feet
• Best uses: Privacy screens, living fences, windbreaks, property borders, evergreen hedges