Little Green Giant Arborvitae

This arborvitae grows very slowly.

Little green giant arborvitae.

It never bronzes like the oriental arborvitae. Excellent for rock gardens and foundation plantings. Its natural pyramidal to conical form boasts dense rich green foliage that darkens or bronzes slightly in the winter. The little giant globe arborvitae is an extremely hardy dwarf globe arborvitae.

This is an easy choice if you want to add a formal flair without working hard. This is an exceptional landscape tree for use as a screen hedge or single specimen. The foliage is bright green and darkens a little in the colder months. It showcases solid dark green foliage that rarely needs pruning to retain its shape.

Green giant is a hybrid developed from a cross between the conifers japanese arborvitae thuja standishii usda zones 5 through 7 and western red cedar thuja plicata usda zones 5 through 7. Little giant arborvitae is a very popular evergreen shrub with dark green color all year long. Pyramidal arborvitae plant varieties. Matures to be around 4 5 tall x 4 5 wide.

Little giant arborvitae thuja occidentalis little giant grows into a perfect round ball without pruning or trimming. Thuja occidentalis little giant sku 7287 this small globe shaped evergreen shrub is a very versatile and useful plant noted for holding its color well even through the winter months. It grows steadily into a near perfect sphere 2 feet tall and wide ultimately reaching about 4 feet in both directions. It is faint but adds a touch of brightness to the foliage.

Can be used as a hedge or a single plant. It will grow slowly but surely into a tidy green accent. Lutea aka george peabody golden yellow narrow pyramidal form 25 30 feet 7 6 to 9 m high and 8 10 feet 2 4 to 3 m wide. Green giant arborvitae have flattened sprays of scale like leaves.

Look for a white line on the bottoms of the leaves of these plants. Little giant medium green with a height and spread of 4 6 feet 1 2 to 1 8 m woodwardii also a medium green reaching 4 6 feet 1 2 to 1 8 m in height and width. Provide consistent care to green giant arborvitae trees as healthy plants are more likely to avoid and recover from problems such as pests and diseases than poorly maintained trees. Prefers well drained soil and does best in full sun.