Abies koreana
Korean Fir Tree
Fir trees are evergreen coniferous trees. They can be confused with other types of conifer. The way to tell a fir tree is by the way the needles grow, and by the cones. The soft needles are attached to the branch by what looks like a suction cup, and detach from the branch without leaving a peg behind. The fir tree cones grow upwards, like candles, rather than hanging down. They are softer than other coniferous trees, and they open up at the end of the season to spread their seeds. The trees can grow very large - up to 80 m. - and tend to be somewhat conical in shape. 'Korean Fir' is a small to medium-sized evergreen coniferous tree which can grow to 10–18 m tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 0.7 m, smaller and sometimes shrubby at tree line. The bark is smooth with resin blisters and grey-brown in colour. They have a dead-straight, upright trunk and branches that stick out firmly, all at exactly the same angle, clothed in dark needles that are silvery underneath..
Contributed by @sanklune
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Korean Fir Tree
Latin name
Abies koreana
type
Conifer
family
Pinaceae
ph
5.5 - 7.3 Acid - Neutral
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
Abies koreana
Fir trees are evergreen coniferous trees. They can be confused with other types of conifer. The way to tell a fir tree is by the way the needles grow, and by the cones. The soft needles are attached to the branch by what looks like a suction cup, and detach from the branch without leaving a peg behind. The fir tree cones grow upwards, like candles, rather than hanging down. They are softer than other coniferous trees, and they open up at the end of the season to spread their seeds. The trees can grow very large - up to 80 m. - and tend to be somewhat conical in shape. 'Korean Fir' is a small to medium-sized evergreen coniferous tree which can grow to 10–18 m tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 0.7 m, smaller and sometimes shrubby at tree line. The bark is smooth with resin blisters and grey-brown in colour. They have a dead-straight, upright trunk and branches that stick out firmly, all at exactly the same angle, clothed in dark needles that are silvery underneath..
Planting
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Plant in slightly acidic soil in a sunny site. Dig a hole bigger than the root-ball, and put in some organic compost into the hole, before planting the tree.
Propagating by seed
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Sow seed in early Spring in a pot of seed compost. Transplant to permanent sit whn the seedling is big enough to handle, and after it has been hardened off.