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Thuja Green Giant

Thuja Green Giant

The Thuja Green Giant grows 3 to 5 feet a year into a dense, evergreen pyramid that holds its rich green color through every season. A fast-growing, low-maintenance tribute that becomes a lasting presence in your landscape.

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Thuja Green Giant Treebute

A towering, fast-growing evergreen tribute that stands watch for decades to come.

The Thuja Green Giant is one of the fastest-growing evergreens available, adding 3 to 5 feet a year while forming a dense, pyramidal shape covered in rich green foliage that holds its color year-round. Naturally resistant to pests, disease, and deer, it grows quickly into a substantial, low-maintenance tribute that provides privacy and presence for decades.

Each Treebute is a complete memorial tree kit designed to be planted at home, a hands-on ritual that many people find grounding and healing.

The act of planting gives your hands something purposeful to do and creates meaning, forming a living connection that continues to grow.


What Happens After You Order

Step 1

Your tree is prepared and shipped with care from our nursery.

Step 2

Your kit arrives ready to plant, with your healthy tree, care guide, and personalized memorial message.

Step 3

Follow the simple steps to plant your living memorial, whenever the time feels right.

Step 4

Care for your tree, and watch it grow over the years.

Why You'll Love the Thuja Green Giant

  • Remarkably fast growth: adds 3 to 5 feet a year, one of the fastest-growing evergreens available, so your tribute establishes a substantial presence quickly.
  • Evergreen year-round: dense, rich green foliage holds its color in every season, offering a steady, living presence no matter the weather.
  • Naturally resilient: resistant to pests, disease, and deer, needing very little intervention to stay healthy over the years.


A Living Memorial That Grows With You

Finding a meaningful way to honor someone you love can feel overwhelming. A Treebute tree offers something different, a living expression of love that grows stronger each year. It gives your hands something to do and your heart something to hold.

The act of planting creates meaning. The growth creates hope. The tree creates a place to remember.

What Comes With Your Treebute Kit
  • Hardy tribute tree (size you select)
  • Step-by-step planting & watering care guide
  • Personalized memorial message

Optional Add-Ons (Customize Your Treebute Kit)

  • Planter (choose your style & size)
  • Premium potting mix (for patio planting)
  • Cremation-safe organic soil blend (for ashes, if/when you're ready)

Many customers plant without ashes - and that's just as meaningful.

Everything arrives together, ready to plant.

Nurturing Your Memorial Tribute

Even if you're new to planting, the Thuja Green Giant is fast, tough, and low-maintenance, rewarding simple care with decades of evergreen presence.

  • Light: Full sun to partial shade. Full sun supports the fullest, densest growth.

  • Water: Water every other day for the first month or two after planting, then taper to weekly. Once established, it needs only occasional watering, except during extended drought.

  • Space: Plan for a mature size of about 30 to 50 feet tall and 12 to 18 feet wide. If planting as a privacy screen, space trees 5 to 8 feet apart.

Little to no pruning is required, though light shaping in late winter or early spring can help control size if desired. This tree adapts well to a wide range of soil types with minimal fuss.

Optional: Plant with Cremation Ashes - The TreebuteĀ® Difference

For those wishing to incorporate cremation ashes, your kit includes the option to add our TreebuteĀ® organic soil blend. This specially formulated mixture creates a safe, nurturing foundation for your tree - transforming ashes into living growth.

Your tree is meaningful with or without ashes - this is simply another way to honor someone you love.

Plant Specifications:

Botanical Name:
Thuja plicata x standishii 'Green Giant'
Growth Rate Value:
Fast
Mature Height Value:
30-50 ft.
Mature Width Value:
30 ft.
Sunlight Value:
Full-Part Sun
Does Not Ship To:
AK, AZ, HI, OR
Growing Zones:
5-8 outdoors

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What if they're not ready to plant right away?

The kit includes simple instructions to care for your tree until planting time. Many customers plant on a significant date, a birthday, an anniversary, or another day that feels right.

What's included in a Treebute Kit?

Each kit includes a young, healthy Thuja Green Giant tree, a step-by-step planting and watering care guide, and a personalized memorial message. One thoughtfully packaged kit, everything arrives together, ready to plant.

Do I need ashes to use a Treebute Kit?

No. A Treebute Kit is a complete living memorial with or without cremation ashes. It works beautifully for a person or a pet either way. The cremation safe organic soil blend is an optional add-on for those who want to incorporate ashes, and many families plant without them.

How much space does it need, and where should I plant it?

The Thuja Green Giant is an outdoor tree that grows into a tall evergreen, reaching 40 to 60 feet over time with a spread of 12 to 18 feet. Choose an open, sunny spot in the ground where it has room to grow. Planted in a row, it also makes a living privacy screen or windbreak. It is not suited to indoor or long term container growing.

Is the Thuja Green Giant safe around pets?

The Thuja Green Giant is widely planted in yards with pets, but like many evergreens it contains natural compounds that can upset a pet's stomach if the foliage is chewed or eaten. It is best to discourage pets from nibbling on it. If you are planting a memorial for a pet who shares the yard with other animals, place it where curious mouths are less likely to reach, and speak with your veterinarian if you have any concerns.

Is a Treebute Kit a good sympathy gift to send someone?

Yes. A living tree is a meaningful alternative to flowers that fade. It arrives ready to plant with a personalized message, so the recipient receives a tribute they can hold, plant, and watch grow. It is a thoughtful way to turn sympathy into something lasting.

Can I plant ashes without any special soil treatment?

We strongly advise against it and doing so will void the Warranty. Planting cremation ashes directly with a tree, without proper treatment, can stress or even kill the plant. The high sodium and pH levels create conditions that are hostile to root development. If you want your memorial tree to thrive for years to come, using the Treebute Organic Soil Blend is essential when incorporating ashes.

What makes Treebute different from other memorial tree options?

Treebute is designed to be planted at home, in your own yard, patio, or indoor space. Unlike distant memorial forests where a tree is planted somewhere you may never visit, a Treebute grows right where you can see it. It becomes a gentle, living presence in your daily life.

Every kit includes a healthy tree of your choice, clear planting and care instructions, and the option to add scientifically formulated soil for safe ash incorporation. And our team understands that every memorial is deeply personal.

How is this different from having a tree planted in a forest?

Forest donation programs plant something far away and send a card. A Treebute Kit delivers a real, living plant to your door, or to your recipient's door, so it can be planted and tended at home and seen every day. It becomes part of daily life, not a distant certificate.