P.s. I think he also believes these are true cedars
Rather than the cypress genus. So perhaps
He's confusing this with cedar trees???

*cypress family* rather

this neighbor has a tendency
To talk out of his butt,

==>> i would question why you are listening to his butt ...

ken

ps: i am not aware of thuja banned anywhere ... might be a common name confusion... heck even you are calling a thuja a cedar and a cypress ... things really have only one proper name.... and in this case GG are:

Thuja standishii x plicata 'Green Giant'

and no other words are proper .... and i bet his use of common names is at the root of this ...

No reason for Thuja sp. to be banned in WI. Ditto for Cedrus...it's an achievement to be able to grow it in WI. One thought, Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) is a host for Cedar Apple Rust which affects apple growers. Still, it's difficult to 'ban' a native species.

Thuja as a genus is native in Wisconsin. We don't grow Green Giant here by Madison, maybe because they are borderline at zone 5, but we grow plenty of other Thujas and none of them are banned.

Thuja is from the cypress family Cupressaceae,
So I was echoing what I read on Wikipedia in
Terms of the scientific classification more or
less to clarify the misnomer that these are
thought to be cedars,
(Eastern white cedar), not a true cedar or cedar
genus. which is also what the DNR
Referred to it as an eastern white cedar as well
(thuja occidentalis is that is), my point being the
Confusion in the names.

He also mentioned the eastern red cedar is the genus
Juniper, whereas the former is a thuja genus and for
Purposes of deer on my property the thujas
Will be candy whereas the juniper are not (as an alternate
Suggestion for planting).

I digress... My neighbor was half right. The DNR
Said thujas aren't recommended on the countryside
As they tend to pop up in farmers fields so they
Have a tendency to become a nuisance. They
Are fine though within city limits though either way
They aren't banned or restricted from planting. So they
Will probably be ok
At the front of my property near the roadside as opposed to the
Far back of my property where there's a deer trail.

Yes I'm aware that the green giant is the s x plicata, but my
Conversation was related to thujas in general, and thuja occidental specifically in Terms of the direction the conversation went with
The DNR.

Just for clarification.

Thanks for feedback all. Now off to research these
Junipers I know nothing about....

Excuse the format. My iPhone.

Here is a link that might be useful: Wikipedia

In my observation it is the Eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana) that pops up all over the countryside, not the Thuja. The birds disperse the seeds, which is why they appear beneath powerlines so often.

If Wisconsin starts to ban trees, move because that's communist. What they need to ban is GMO crops.

I'm going to one up you and say multi leader Thuja should be banned.

And no this plant is not banned. You can easily find a list of regulated/prohibited species in the state of WI.

Green Giants are only hardy to 1/3 of the state anyhow.