Abies koreana
Object Details
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- Smithsonian Gardens Tree Collection
- On Display
- National Air & Space Museum
- Accession Number
- 2013-0634A
- Description
- First collected by E. H. Wilson on Jeju Island, South Korea in 1917, this evergreen conifer has distinct blue-grey seed cones which mature to a dark violet. Abies koreana (Korean Fir) will grow to a maximum height of 30 to 60 feet tall, but is likely to be 5 to 10 feet tall after 10 years. It may start developing cones at 3 to 5 feet in height. The Korean Fir has densly growing, 1/2 to 3/4 inch long needles which are shiny green above, have two whitish bands below, and spread upwards.
- Hardiness
- -20 - 10 F
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Topic
- Trees
- Living Collections
- Range
- Korea
- Habitat
- Sub-alpine areas on shallow mountain soils poor in humus content. Elevational range 1,000 m - 1,900 m above sea level.
- Life Form
- Evergreen tree
- Key ID Characteristics
- Cones. Needles green above, silver below.
- Structure
- Stout pyramid
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Common Name
- Korean Fir
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Pinidae
- Order
- Pinales
- Family
- Pinaceae
- Genus
- Abies
- Species
- koreana
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2013-0634A