Korean Fir
- Botanical Name
- Abies koreana
- Min Zone
- 5
- Max Zone
- 6
- Height
- 15 to 30 feet
- Flowers
- Monoecious
- Fruit
- Cone: pink in spring changing to deep purple before maturing to tan, 2 to 3 inches long and half as wide, very ornamental
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Prefers colder climates and moist soils
- Dislikes high soil pH
- Often damaged by deer
- Problems
- Can be hard to find
- Varieties
- Aurea - slow growing variety with gold needles; irregular habit and may not always have a central leader, thus plants can either form a small tree or a medium sized shrub
- Horstmann's Silberlocke - unusual cultivar with irregular form and striking reflexed needles that expose the silver lower surface
- Compact Dwarf - horizontal spreading dwarf cultivar, deep green needles
- Prostrate Beauty or Prostrata - horizontal spreading dwarf cultivar, deep green needles
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