Description:

A narrowly conical, upright tree that is fast growing; ideal for bringing a splash of silvery, blue-green color to the landscape all year; adaptable, and tolerates drier conditions than most firs

Ornamental Features

The Koreocarpa Fir is primarily valued in the landscape for its distinctively pyramidal habit of growth. It has attractive silvery blue-variegated bluish-green foliage. The needles are highly ornamental and remain bluish-green throughout the winter.

Landscape Attributes

The Koreocarpa Fir is a dense evergreen tree with a strong central leader and a distinctive and refined pyramidal form. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.

This is a relatively low maintenance tree, and usually looks its best without pruning, although it will tolerate pruning. It has no significant negative characteristics.

The Koreocarpa Fir is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Accent
• General Garden Use

Planting & Growing

The Koreocarpa Fir will grow to be about 25 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 10 feet. It has a low canopy, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 70 years or more.

This tree does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil pH, but grows best in sandy soils. It is quite intolerant of urban pollution, therefore inner city or urban streetside plantings are best avoided. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.