Thuja plicata atrovirens
Western Red Cedar

Description

Features:
✓ Hardy, evergreen conifer
✓ Ideal for hedging, better than leylandii as can cut into old wood
✓ Fast-growing so quick cover
✓ Can get very big or be kept as small as 5ft

A fast-growing, dense coniferous plant that can produce up to 60cm of growth a year, making it an ideal hedging alternative to Lleylandii. If left, this Thuja can reach up to 35m tall by 9m wide, but it can be kept down to 1.5m high or up to as high a hedge as required. Alternatively it can be used as a single, feature tree or as part of an avenue of trees. Thuja will tolerate most conditions but won't tolerate waterlogged soils.

Don't forget to consider:
Tree and Shrub Compost to add a layer of good soil in the planting hole - buy here.
Mycorrhizal fungi to encourage strong, new roots - buy here.