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'Green Giant' is virtually maintence free, pest and disease resistant and widely considered deer resistant (al
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I planted a small screen of 5 plants in my yard about two years ago as #7's that were maybe 50" tall. They have full south sun exposure and are planted on my property line in an area that is a small drainage swail. Today they stand about 8' to the tip and are nice and full plants. It is important to select trees with a strong central leader. 'Green Giant' will tend to stretch some at the top with a kind of leggy appearance above the body of the plant. There is a selection of 'Green Giant' called 'Steeplechase' which does not thow this longer leader up, but it is not widely available yet outside of the east coast. I have observed that the dormant color can be quite dull and last winter I saw some sunburn on foliage on the south side but the plant has grown right out of it nicely and held up well with the record setting dry winter. With the onset of many insect problems in our pine and spruce populations, there certainly is room for this plant along the Front Range.
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