Korean fir
Abies koreana
RHS AGM 2012
USDA zones5 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size15 to 30 feet tall6 to 12 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom color
- Non-flowering
- Foliage color
- Gray/silver, green, white
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Korean fir (Abies koreana) is a slow-growing evergreen tree for specimen planting, accents, and privacy screens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows in an erect shape and has green foliage with gray, silver, and white tones. It does not flower, and it is drought tolerant. Deer tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Korean spice viburnum, Blue fescue, and Japanese forest grass.
Native range
Europe and NW. Balkan Pen..