Fast Growth for Instant Privacy The fastest-growing evergreen on the market, the Thuja Green Giant has become the go-to tree for landscapers, architects, and municipalities. Especially because it doesn't get the diseases that can affect other evergreens - you simply plant it and watch it grow quickly into a thick, full privacy screen. Some of the other benefits of the Thuja Green Giant include its dense evergreen foliage that grows to ground level, meaning quick and effortless privacy, and its resistance to deer. Basically, nothing stands in the Thuja's way. And the Thuja keeps its uniform, columnar shape without pruning. Though many evergreen trees vary widely, the Thuja Green Giant is an arborvitae that naturally grows in a consistent columnar shape, taking very little space but providing maximum privacy. In other words, the Thuja Green Giant is the ideal privacy hedge. Not only does this tree have a phenomenal growth rate, but its foliage grows so thickly and thoroughly that it's nearly opaque. You'll enjoy your yard or garden in complete privacy, away from your neighbors or traffic from a busy street. Plant a single row of trees or install a double-staggered row as an extra buffer. The possibilities are endless - either way, you get versatility, adaptability and beauty, all with ease. The Thuja Green Giant is one of our most popular plants for a reason. Order yours today! Planting in Rows There are two popular ways to plant your Thuja Green Giants:   In a Straight Row In a Staggered Row How to Get the Height You Want Follow this spacing chart when planting in a straight row: Desired Height Distance Between Trees 20-25 feet tall 5 feet apart 25-30 feet tall 8 feet apart 30-40 feet tall 10 feet apart In a staggered row, plant one straight row 8 feet apart, and offset it with another row, starting 4 feet diagonally from the first tree. This gives you instant privacy, and your trees will grow up to 25-35 feet tall. If you want your Thujas to only get to a certain height, the best way to stunt their growth is to simply snip the top leader once it grows to your desired height. Living Fence Many municipal codes and HOA by-laws prohibit the construction of fencing over 6 or 8 feet tall. But if you plant Thuja Green Giant along your property lines, this living fence will exceed the restricted height of constructed fencing, giving you even more natural privacy. A one-time purchase of Thuja Green Giant trees to form a living fence far outlasts the cost of building a wooden privacy fence, which eventually has to be repaired and/or replaced. Green Screen You may not need a solid privacy hedge or living fence to outline your property boundaries, but you can also use Thuja Green Giant to block the view of an unsightly object in or outside of your yard. You can plant only one tree, or just a few trees, to grow a green screen that hides an unattractive home, business or landscape beyond the confines of your yard. Windbreak Buffer These dense trees protect your home from the harsh winter winds, which minimizes soil erosion and lowers your heating bills. Specimen Plant An option is to plant a single tree as a specimen plant, placing it slightly off-center to the front of your home. Its geometric shape in the form of a pyramid nicely contrasts with other landscape plants, and it makes a perfect living holiday tree you can feature in winter. If you string holiday lights throughout the tree, you won't be pierced by sharp needles because Thuja Green Giant has soft foliage. Wildlife Habitat Plant a Thuja Green Giant tree and you'll be installing a wildlife habitat in your yard. Its dense evergreen cover offers nesting sites for birds in spring and summer and protection from the elements in fall and winter. The long-skirted foliage even shields ground-roosting birds. In winter, hang suet feeders from the boughs for the birds and have binoculars handy to watch them as they eat. Holiday Greenery You'll always have plenty of greenery for handmade holiday decorations when you grow Thuja Green Giant. The fragrant evergreen foliage can be snipped as small sprigs for table decorations or cut as small boughs to make living wreaths, garlands or swags. Tolerance • Drought. After their first year of establishment, Thuja Green Giant evergreen trees are drought-tolerant. Although they prosper in slightly moist soil, healthy root systems can withstand short periods of drought. • Heat: This durable tree stands up to heat and humidity with no ill effects, and its foliage can handle full sun without being scorched. • Different soils: Thuja Green Giant is adapted to a wide range of soil types -- sand, loam or clay. Resistance Many evergreens, including cypress and other arborvitae species, are prone to debilitating fungal diseases, but Thuja Green Giant is resistant to the pathogens that cause these problems. It's also not bothered by any significant insect problems. Even deer pass by this tree without stopping to gra