Thuja Hetz Midget vs. Little Giant
WendyB 5A/MA
2 years ago
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cearbhaill (zone 6b Eastern Kentucky)
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Comments (2)I'm definitely not an expert but, I think they are very similar. Not to get too technical, but the botanical name is thuja occidentalis and among it are many cultivars of varying shape and forms. Monrovia.com said Hetz midget is "Small evergreen shrub has dense, globe shaped growth habit. Rich green needles are arranged in flat layered sprays. grows 3 to 4 feet high and wide" The same site mentioned about Little Giant: "Small, globe-shaped evergreen shrub. A very versatile and useful plant." and also said up to 4 feet high. I believe I have hetz Midget at the side of the house and it's grows slow but steady, more like 2 feet high after 10 years. Another sort of neat one is 'rheingold' which has golden foliage. It gets a bit bigger, according to one site anyway, up to 5 feet (though could be maintained at a certain height with annual trimming). Where it mentions heights I would take that with a grain of salt - or research multiple sites to get a better idea (average) of the height/width. Glen...See MoreDoes the Thuja Green Giant bronzing in winter include crispiness?
Comments (7)That does look quite burnt. I've bored everybody here with my stories re: GG's up in Z4, but since it appears to relate to your situation, I will recount: Planted a handful up at my tree farm place, one year three nice bigger ones-maybe 3 ft. tall at planting, and then a few years later, another three or four. The first group were up in a wind-swept fiied that I am well into the process of re-foresting. The others were down in a swamp. All looked good to great for the first four years or so. Then we had the extreme cold of last winter. The ones in the more sheltered swampy location, which had been growing by leaps and bounds, fried to a crispy brown. So did the ones up top in the field. Those ones though, did re-green right at their tips. The lower-ground ones did not. All are waiting for my saw. I've got no use for something so borderline in that climate. Should also add, my woods is composed primarily of Thuja occidentalis-the actual species. They have their normal winter coloration, but always bounce back like nothing happened. So, even though you're quite far to my south, it looks like this plant is not a good choice for you. I feel bad for you as you had obviously invested a great deal more in the GG's than did I. Finally, as bad as they look-and they do look bad-why not leave them be. They could bounce back more than it seems, although at that point, I'm sure you'd be thinking more or less what I'm thinking-what good are they if this is going to happen? Good luck, and maybe check out the T. occidentalis cultivar 'Hetz Wintergreen'. A very handsome plant which grows quickly and is far less inclined to discolor in winter. +oM...See MoreWendyB 5A/MA
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