Thuja Smaragd hedging plants – Commonly known as the Emerald Thuja, Thuja Occidentalis Smaragd is a slightly more compact variety and has narrow columnar growth making this not just a valuable architectural plant for borders and avenues bringing year-round structure to gardens – but also just the right kind of natural shape for smaller Thuja hedges. These Thuja hedging plants can be maintained easily at both modest heights of 120cm upwards – but also at modest width so your hedge doesn’t take up too much valuable garden space. A single trim in autumn will keep a Thuja Smaragd hedge looking tidy. For more information on when to trim your thuja hedge, click here.
Thuja ‘Smaragd’ has beautiful emerald green foliage, paler green underneath keeping this colour nicely all year and has a pleasant aromatic scent when crushed. Like all Thuja the foliage is arranged in flattened sprays making this a distinctive hedging conifer.
Grow Thuja Smaragd hedging plants in any soil that has drainage, these tough versatile plants are quite happy in chalk and clay soils and put up with windy and exposed planting sites in full sun or partial (or even moderate) shade.
We have Thuja Smaragd hedging plants in a wide range of sizes from small starter plants through to big rootball plants and instant hedges of 2 metres or more. Pot grown plants are available all year and will grow away quickly as there is no root disturbance. Root ball Thuja Smaragd are supplied when naturally dormant from October until late April which is the correct time for planting. We also have instant Thuja Smaragd hedges in sizes up to 200cm, perfect when you need immediate privacy right from the moment they are planted.
Occasionally, you may find that your hedge is targeted by small aphids, which can cause damage if not treated. You can find out how to control cypress aphids here.
Planting distance is a matter of personal choice, we have given our recommended density per metre but you can of course plant further apart if you don’t mind waiting a little longer for the hedge to knit together.
We offer generous quantity discounts and delivery is free on most orders over £50 (ex VAT), if you are contemplating a lot of Thuja Smaragd hedging plants we offer generous quantity discounts.
If you have any questions about our Smaragd Thuja or any other hedges in our range please do call our friendly sales team on 01580 765600.
Delivery leadtimes update – April 2025
Spring is our busiest time of year and we are working through orders as fast as we can to get your plants delivered. To give you an accurate idea of when your order will arrive, these are the current leadtimes (delivery is 1-2 days after despatch):
– Orders containing only bare roots – despatch within 5 working days.
– Orders containing only root balls, or root balls and bare roots – despatch within 10 working days.
– All orders containing potted plants – despatch within 14 working days.
Delivery is free for most orders above our free delivery thresholds, these are displayed above our prices in the product listings and summarized below. If you don’t need that many plants it’s not a problem, you can choose to pay our delivery charge and only order what you need.
Delivery is convenient – no signature is required so you don’t need to wait in, we will leave your parcel in the safe place that you nominate.
Delivery is fast – because we pick orders daily from our own growing beds your plants only travel the small hop to our packing shed before being sent to you, they are usually delivered within 5-7 working days.
Delivery is reliable – we have been selling and delivering Hedging Plants to our customers nationwide since 1992. We have a lot of experience in packing them safely and only use tried and tested delivery partners.
Smaller Plants (Parcel Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Up to £90 | £15.00 |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £90 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | £24.00 |
Heavy Plants (Pallet Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Up to £420 | £72.00 |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £420 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | £72.00 |
Tall Plants 2.5m+ (Specialist Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Under £1800 | Please call us |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £1800 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | Not available |
Exceptions to our delivery charges are Scottish Highland and Isle of Wight delivery areas where we need to charge a little extra to cover the cost of deliveries to these outlying areas. We don’t currently delivery to other offshore addresses including Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.
Tall plants over 2.5 metres have to be delivered by our own specialised transport, our delivery area is limited to mainland England and Wales only.
Please note there is a minimum order value of £50 for orders containing smaller plants and £250 for orders containing heavier plants
Complete delivery information can be viewed on our Delivery Information page
