General Culture:

Best grown in rich, moist, acidic, well-drained soils in full sun to light shade. Best in full sun. Trees grow poorly in heavy clay soils. Trees are native to cool, often foggy, mountain climates, and are not recommended for planting in the hot and humid summer conditions south of USDA Zone 7.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

Korean fir is native primarily to mountainous areas in South Korea. It is a compact, conical-pyramidal, evergreen conifer. Trees grow to 50' tall or more in the native habitat, but usually grow smaller (15-30' tall) in cultivation. Most interesting ornamental features of this fir are its cylindrical, violet-purple cones (to 3" long) which may set on very young trees and its attractive, radially-arranged, evergreen needles (to 1/2 -3/4" long). Needles are glossy dark green above, whitish below and rounded or notched at the apex. As is distinctive with the firs, the cones appear upright on the branches.