Abies koreana

Common name: Korean fir

Family name: Pinaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:  ‘Aurea’ (yellow needles) ‘Horstmann’s Silberlocke’ ‘Prostrate Beauty’ ‘Silver Snow’

USDA Hardiness Zone:  5

Mature height and spread:  4.5-9m; 3-5m

Form: evergreen conifer (slow growing)

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: rich, consistently moist, slightly acidic, well-drained soils; full sun to part shade

Leaf arrangement:  crowded needles, whitish stomatal bands below

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): erect, ovoid, imbricate, 4-7cm; purple cone in spring

Limitations: avoid wet soils

Suitable uses:  specimen fir; ornamental yard tree

Quick ID description:  slow growing, purple cone (in spring); pleasant smell

Photographs: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Abies_koreana_cone.jpg