Korean Fir

Abies koreana

Pinaceae · coniferous tree · introduced

Last updated March 8, 2026

Data Maturity Structured

This profile synthesizes data from multiple published sources. Expert field review is in progress.

Quick Facts

Height

15–30 ft

Light

Full Sun to Shade

Hardiness

Zone Zones 5a–8b

Bloom Time

Non-flowering

Origin

Korea

Diseases (16)

Gymnosporangium libocedri Broom Rust Current-season Needle Necrosis Drought Injury Grovesiella punctata Grovesiella Canker Heterobasidion annosum 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 Thekopsora minima and Naohidemyces vaccinii Rust Phytophthora cactorum"heeled in\" (placed in sawdust pile... Shoot Blight Armillaria ostoyae Armillaria Root Rot Heterobasidion annosum (syn. Fomes annosus) Annosus Root Rot Pucciniastrum spp. Rust (Pucciniastrum) Uredinopsis spp. Rust (Uredinopsis)

Pests (8)

Mindarus abietinus Balsam twig aphid Adelges piceae Balsam woolly adelgid Dioryctria spp. Coneworm Cinara spp. Giant conifer aphid Choristoneura freemani Spruce budworm (Western) Oligonychus ununguis Spruce spider mite Cinara curvipes Bow-legged fir aphid Choristoneura fumiferana Spruce budworm

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