Korean Fir
Abies koreana
Pinaceae · coniferous tree · introduced
Last updated
Plant Profile
Size & Form
Height
15–30 ft
Spread
6-12 ft
Growth Rate
Slow
Site Requirements
Light
Full Sun to Shade
Soil Drainage
Well Drained To Moist
Soil pH
acidic to neutral
Water
Moderate
Drought Tolerance
Moderate
Hardiness
Zones 5a–8b
Ornamental Interest
Bloom Time
Non-flowering
Origin
Korea
Watch for this season
RustHigh
Uredinial Stage (Summer)
Balsam woolly adelgidHigh
First Generation Crawlers
Spring Population Buildup
Armillaria Root RotModerate
Active Below-ground Growth
Diseases: Regionally Documented (15)
Melampsorella caryophyllacearum [VERIFY] Broom Rust Current-season Needle Necrosis Drought Injury Grovesiella punctata Grovesiella Canker Heterobasidion occidentale Otrosina & Garbel Heterobasidion Root Disease Multiple fungi (Rhizosphaera spp., Stigmina spp., Lirula ... Interior Needle Blight Rhabdocline spp. including R Needle Cast Neonectia Canker Delphinella balsameae Purple Needle Eater (Delphinella Shoot Blight) Root Rot, Phytophthora Multiple genera (Melampsoridium, Thekopsora, Naohidemyces... Rust Multiple pathogens cause shoot blight on different hosts:... Shoot Blight Armillaria spp. — primarily A Armillaria Root Rot Pucciniastrum spp. Rust (Pucciniastrum) Uredinopsis spp. Rust (Uredinopsis)
Pests: Regionally Documented (8)
Cultivars (6)
'Aurea'
Common name: Golden Korean Fir; Mature height: 6 ft
Hardy to USDA Zone 5
'Green Carpet'
Common name: Green Carpet Korean Fir; Mature height: 2 ft
Hardy to USDA Zone 5
'Horstmanns Silberlocke'
Common name: Horstmann's Silberlocke Korean Fir; Mature height: 20 ft
Hardy to USDA Zone 5
'Kohout's Icebreaker'
Common name: Kohout's Icebreaker Korean FirIce Breaker Korean Fir; Mature height: 2 ft
Hardy to USDA Zone 4
'Silberzwerg'
Common name: Silberzwerg Korean Fir
Hardy to USDA Zone 4
'Silver Snow'
Common name: Silver Snow Korean Fir; Mature height: 20 ft
Hardy to USDA Zone 5
Data Maturity Structured Multiple sources. Expert review underway.