BlueBell Arboretum & Nursery

Mail order trees, shrubs, conifers and woody climbers

Description

An unusual cultivar, Abies koreana 'Silberlocke' has its needles arranged in whorls around the branchlets, allowing you to see the beautiful silvery-blue undersides of the leaves clearly. It also has lovely upright, violet-blue cones which are borne on quite young plants.

Features

• Common name: Korean Fir.
• Position: Full sun or partial shade.
• Soil: Well drained, fertile soil.
• Hardiness: Very hardy.
• Rate of Growth: Slow.
• Habit: Eventually a small tree with a compact and pyramidal habit.
• Height: up to 10 m (32 ft).
• Spread: up to 5 m (16 ft).
• Notes: This plant is slow growing, will take many years to reach the above height.
• Size: 25 - 30 cm tall in 3L containers