Prized for its emerald green colour award-winning Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd' has a compact narrow upright habit with erect sprays of glossy bright green foliage and can reach 4-5 metres (12-14ft) tall if left un-clipped. This is an attractive evergreen conifer that has a compact growth habit makes that make it ideal for hedging purposes. With fresh emerald-green foliage that responds well to clipping the dense growth makes it perfect for helping to reduce noise particularly as it quickly forms a closed hedge when planted 60cm apart. Growing 30-60cms per year it is much more manageable than the better known leylandii with this tamer rate of growth and eventual height of around 5 metres if left unclipped. If used as a solitary specimen it will form a narrow pyramidal tree not much wider than 2.5 m. Supplied in approx. 15 litre containers at around 150-180cms (5-6ft) tall.
