Abies
Abies koreana
Korean fir
Korea-Tanne - Sapin de Corée - Koreaanse spar
| Height: | 10 - 12 m |
| Crown: | narrow pyramidal |
| Bark and branches: | bark grey with purple lustre, smooth, later peeling slightly |
| Leaf: | dark green needles, 1 - 2 cm, bluish white underneath |
| Flower: | unremarkable |
| Fruits: | upright cones, cylindrical, violet to steel blue, autumn |
| Application: | solitary in parks and small gardens |
| Soil type: | all |
| Wind resistance: | good |
| Origin: | South Korea |
| Winter hardiness zone: | 6a |
| Synonym: | - |
A conifer with a narrow, pyramidal shape that grows more slowly than most other Abies species. When young, the tree is somewhat irregularly shaped, but later it grows into a very uniform pyramid with an ultimate width of 3 - 4 m. The branches grow closely together, are yellowish grey in colour and have small buds with profuse sap. The dark green needles grow close together, almost forming a brush. A. koreana is lovely all year long thanks to the bluish white colour on the underside of the needles. Unlike other Abies species, the upright cylindrical cones are 4 - 7 cm long and about 2.5 cm wide, already when the tree is still young. At first, they are still green, but later they take on a violet to steel blue colour. There are several interesting cultivars of A. koreana on the market.
