Abies koreana 'BLAUER PFIFF'

Abies koreana 'BLAUER PFIFF'
dwarf Korean fir

SIZE/TYPE	medium-sized shrub
USUAL HEIGHT	1-2m
USUAL WIDTH	1-2m
LEAVES	evergreen conifer
COLOUR OF LEAVES	blue-green
FLOWERS	insignificant or non-blooming
LOCATION	full to partial sun
USDA zone (lowest)	5 (down to -29°C)
WINTER PROTECTION
FOR ZONE 5+6
FOR ZONE 7
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES	Conifers

Blauer Pfiff is a dwarf variety of Korean fir from Germany, 1979. It has silvery blue or blue-green needles arranged radially around the shoots. It grows slowly, forming a slightly irregular, spreading shrub without any pruning, but we usually select plants for you that have been trained to grow with a central leader which gives the plant the same look as its mother species – Korean fir – dense, pyramidal habit.

Thanks to reduced growth rate it is ideal for small gardens, front yards, and outdoor containers. 15 year-old plant can measure a little over 1m hence its higher price in nurseries. It does best in filtered sun or full sun planted in equally moist soil that does not dry out. For best results grow it in slightly acidic or neutral, well-drained, not compacted soil. Fully hardy to min. -29°C (USDA zone 5).

Last update 07-01-2012

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STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.