30 Green Giant Arborvitae Live Plants 6-12″ Fast Growing Privacy Hedge Trees

Overview

Transform your outdoor space into a secluded sanctuary with the Green Giant Arborvitae live plant. These robust and rapidly growing evergreen trees are renowned for their ability to form a dense, lush privacy hedge in a surprisingly short amount of time. Perfect for creating natural boundaries, blocking unsightly views, or reducing noise, the Green Giant Arborvitae (Thuja plicata ‘Green Giant’) is a popular choice among homeowners and landscapers alike. Our well-rooted starters, measuring 6-12 inches in height, arrive bare-root and ready for planting, offering a cost-effective and efficient way to establish a substantial privacy screen. With growth rates of 3-5 feet per year, you’ll see significant progress towards your ideal fast growing privacy hedge quickly. These trees mature to an impressive height of 20-30 feet, providing year-round beauty and exceptional screening.

The Green Giant Arborvitae is a hybrid cultivar known for its vigor, disease resistance, and adaptability to various soil conditions. Its broad pyramidal shape and attractive medium to dark green foliage provide a classic, refined look to any garden or property line. Whether you’re planting them as a stand-alone specimen or in multiples to create an impenetrable living fence, these Arborvitae evergreen trees are an excellent investment for long-term landscape value and aesthetic appeal. They are also effective as a windbreak, protecting your home and garden from harsh winds. These Green Giant starters are specifically selected for their health and growth potential, ensuring you get a head start on your landscape project.

Key Benefits

Choosing the Green Giant Arborvitae for your landscape offers a multitude of advantages, making it a top contender for creating effective and beautiful green screens. Their rapid growth and dense foliage provide immediate and long-term benefits.

• Exceptional Privacy Screening: The primary benefit of these Green Giant Arborvitae live plant starters is their ability to form a thick, impenetrable privacy barrier. Their dense, evergreen foliage creates a year-round screen, offering seclusion and peace to your outdoor living areas.
• Fast Growth Rate: These trees live up to their name, boasting an impressive growth rate of 3-5 feet per year. This means you can establish a substantial fast growing privacy hedge in a fraction of the time compared to other hedging options, quickly achieving your desired level of privacy.
• Low Maintenance: Once established, Arborvitae evergreen trees are remarkably low-maintenance. They are generally drought-tolerant and resistant to many common pests and diseases, requiring minimal ongoing care to thrive.
• Winter Hardiness: Suitable for USDA Hardiness Zones 5-8, the Green Giant Arborvitae is incredibly resilient and tolerant of cold temperatures, maintaining its vibrant green color throughout the winter months, ensuring year-round aesthetic appeal and privacy.
• Versatile Landscape Use: Beyond privacy fences, these trees are excellent for windbreaks, noise reduction, and as a backdrop for other garden plantings. Their elegant pyramidal form adds architectural interest to any landscape design.
• Adaptable to Various Conditions: While they prefer well-drained soil and full sun, Green Giant Arborvitae can adapt to a range of soil types and tolerate some partial shade, making them a versatile choice for many garden settings.
• Natural Habitat for Wildlife: The dense foliage provides shelter and nesting sites for various bird species, contributing to local biodiversity and attracting beneficial wildlife to your garden.

Plant Care & Growing Tips

Caring for your Green Giant Arborvitae live plant starts with proper planting and continues with consistent, thoughtful maintenance. These resilient trees are relatively easy to grow, especially when given the right conditions from the start. For optimal growth and to ensure your fast growing privacy hedge thrives, choose a location that receives at least 6 hours of full sun per day. While they can tolerate some partial shade, full sun promotes the densest foliage and fastest growth. Ensure the soil is well-draining; Green Giants do not like to sit in waterlogged conditions. If your soil is heavy clay, amend it with organic matter like compost to improve drainage and aeration.

When planting your bare-root Green Giant starters, dig a hole that is twice as wide as the root ball and just as deep. Place the tree in the hole so that the crown (where the roots meet the stem) is level with the soil surface. Backfill with soil, gently tamping down to remove air pockets, and water thoroughly. For a dense privacy screen, plant them 5-6 feet apart; for a more open windbreak, space them 10-15 feet apart. Consistent watering is crucial during the first year of establishment, especially during dry spells. Aim for deep watering 2-3 times a week, ensuring the soil remains moist but not saturated. Once established, they are more drought-tolerant but will benefit from occasional deep watering during extended dry periods. A layer of mulch around the base of the trees will help retain soil moisture and regulate soil temperature. Fertilize in early spring with a balanced, slow-release fertilizer designed for evergreens, following package instructions. Pruning is generally not required for shape but can be done to maintain desired height or width, ideally in late winter or early spring before new growth appears. Watch out for bagworms, a common pest; early detection and treatment are key. Proper care ensures your privacy screen plants grow strong and healthy.

Size & Details

This offering includes 30 individual Green Giant Arborvitae live plant starters, each measuring approximately 6-12 inches in height at the time of shipment. These are bare-root specimens, meaning they are shipped without soil or pots, which is an economical and environmentally friendly way to transport a large quantity of plants. Upon maturity, these impressive Arborvitae evergreen trees can reach a towering height of 20-30 feet with a spread of 8-15 feet, forming a substantial and effective barrier. Their remarkable growth rate of 3-5 feet per year allows for rapid establishment of a dense fast growing privacy hedge, making them an ideal choice for those seeking quick results in their landscaping projects.

The broad pyramidal form of the Green Giant Arborvitae contributes to its dense screening capabilities. These plants are cold-hardy, thriving in USDA Hardiness Zones 5-8, making them suitable for a wide range of climates across the United States. They are typically ready for planting upon arrival and will begin to establish their root systems quickly, especially if planted during the optimal mid-to-late spring or early fall seasons. With proper care, these Green Giant starters will develop into robust and long-lived features of your landscape, providing beauty and privacy for decades.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How tall do these Green Giant Arborvitae live plants get? A: These Green Giant Arborvitae live plant starters are 6-12 inches tall when shipped. At maturity, they can reach an impressive height of 20-30 feet, providing a very tall and effective privacy screen.
• Q: How fast do these privacy screen plants grow? A: The Green Giant Arborvitae is known for its rapid growth, typically growing 3-5 feet per year under optimal conditions. This makes them an excellent choice for a fast growing privacy hedge.
• Q: What is the best time to plant these Arborvitae evergreen trees? A: The optimal time for planting is in mid to late spring after the danger of hard frost has passed, or in early fall. This allows the plants to establish their root systems before extreme temperatures.
• Q: How far apart should I plant them for a privacy fence? A: For a dense privacy screen, plant your privacy screen plants 5-6 feet apart. If you’re aiming for a more open windbreak or a less dense screen, you can space them 10-15 feet apart.
• Q: What kind of sunlight do these Green Giant starters need? A: Green Giant Arborvitae thrive in full sun, meaning at least 6 hours of direct sunlight per day. While they can tolerate some partial shade, full sun promotes the densest foliage and fastest growth.
• Q: Are these trees shipped in pots? A: No, these Green Giant Arborvitae live plant starters are shipped bare-root, without pots or soil. This method is efficient for shipping larger quantities of plants and allows for easy planting upon arrival.
• Q: What USDA Hardiness Zones are suitable for these trees? A: These Arborvitae evergreen trees are hardy in USDA Zones 5-8, making them suitable for a wide range of climates and able to withstand cold winter temperatures.
• Q: What kind of soil do they prefer? A: They prefer well-draining soil. If your soil is heavy clay, it’s recommended to amend it with organic matter to improve drainage. They are quite adaptable to various soil types.
• Q: Do these trees attract pests? A: Green Giant Arborvitae are generally resistant to many pests and diseases. However, like many evergreens, they can occasionally be susceptible to bagworms. Regular inspection and early treatment can manage any potential issues.
• Q: Can I prune them to control their size? A: Yes, you can prune Green Giant Arborvitae to maintain a desired height or width. The best time for pruning is in late winter or early spring before new growth begins.