In the early forties Leyland Cypress was the go-to tree for privacy and was widely planted until it became disease prone in the early nineties. Thuja Green Giant hybrid arborvitae quickly became the Leyland Cypress replacement and is still the most popular screening tree today.
Nowadays we find ourselves living in homes built much closer together than just 10 years ago. Most of the popular evergreen trees available today are just to big for many smaller yards. Homeowners are searching the web most ever day for a dwarf evergreen tree that will not eat up their whole yard. Thuja plicata 'Can Can' could be a very good choice for many people, it's the perfect tree for smaller spaces.
Thuja Can Can has all the features that has made Thuja Green Giant so popular without taking up so much yard space. In the garden, used as a screen, or hedge ´Can-Can´ also provides a more deer resistant choice than the eastern green arborvitae. All of these features come together to make "Can-Can´ a "can-do" plant in your garden or landscape.
Thuja plicata ‘Can Can’. Oh yes you ‘Can Can’ with this beautiful arborvitae! You Can have a gorgeous evergreen screen along your deck or patio and you Can be assured the plant won’t get overgrown. Can Can is a dwarf Western Red Cedar (arborvitae) that grows to about 12 to 15 ft. tall by 4 to 5 ft. wide. It grows in full sun or part shade in normal to moist but well-drained soils.