Thuja Green Giants Make Quite A Statement

By Scott Bailey


Need a privacy fence, a windbreak, or an impressive border for your long driveway? Thuja Green Giants are hard to beat. The Green Giant is a well-shaped tree, tapering gracefully to a height of 20 feet. It grows like a weed (up to 5 feet a year), has soft, dense, evergreen foliage, and is virtually care free.

Planted a minimum of five or six feet apart, these giants grow so uniformly and so fast that they soon form an unbroken line of green. Their uniformity gives them a formal look which requires no shaping. As a privacy hedge they are unequaled, and A tall procession of thujas along an estate drive has to be seen to be appreciated.

They require room. Growers say they should be planted at least four feet from a fence or property line. Their spreading roots reach out farther than their branches, which will spread at least eight feet. They should be no closer than fifteen feet to septic fields. Planted as a single specimen, they can reach forty feet in height and twenty-five feet in width. Their soft foliage is easy to prune, if you want to limit their height more than close planting does.

Thujas are evergreens in the cypress family. They are also known as arborvitae, a name which may be more familiar. The hybrids adapt to almost any soil, are insect and disease resistant, and don't need fertilizer once they are firmly rooted in place. Even bagworms leave them alone, as do deer most of the time. Although they are Heat resistant, they do best with regular watering during hot, dry periods. Because the best trees are grown from cuttings, they all look alike.

Best known as a privacy fence or a windbreak, these trees also make excellent sound barriers. They keep heavy-metal laden air pollution out of your yard; research shows that a dense hedge can shield vegetables and herbs from as much as ninety percent of the effects of near-by traffic.

One of the parent trees for this hybrid is native to the Northeast United States. Giants are hardy to -20 degrees Fahrenheit and are not prone to damage from wind or snowfall. Growers can recommend the best planting time in Georgia. It's important to follow these recommendations, in order to give your trees the best start. There is a lot of information about choosing trees, sizes available, prices, and shipping costs. You will also find culture tips and customer testimonials.

The best deal seems to be a well-rooted tree in a roomy container. A 6 to 7 foot tree can come in a one gallon pot or in a 7 gallon container, depending on the nursery. Buying direct from a grower means you may get a great price - no middleman - and can save even more if you can pick up your trees rather than have them shipped. Evaluate the prices carefully, making sure to factor in shipping costs, if any. Some nurseries offer free shipping.

Of course, you can save big if you find a local grower and can pick stock up. But it's true that you can have trees taller than you shipped to your door. In three or four years you can have a magnificent, green, living barrier to whatever you'd like to keep out.




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