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Common Name: Korean Fir
Family: Pinaceae
Entry Author: C. Westring
Description: A shrub or broadly pyramidal evergreen tree
Needles: Crowded spreading upwards and outwards; nearly spirally arranged; shiny green above, bluish-white below
Cones: . Appear on very young plants; Female cone broadly rounded, blunt topped, 5-7 cm log by 2.5-4 cm wide, blue-gray then dark violet with resin spots; Male cone globular-ovoid, reddish-yellow or green tinted violet-brown, 1 cm long by 0.7 cm wide
Bark: Smooth with resin blisters, then furrowed and plate-like; purplish then pale gray, inner bark reddish-brown
Branching Pattern:
Height: 9-18 meters tall; 1-2 meters wide
Conditions/Habitat/Kind of Forest: Prefers colder climates, moist, well-drained soil, and full sun
Range: Korea
Zone: 5
Conservation Status-US/ World Wide: Not threatened
Uses (Human): Ornamental
References:
Gymnosperm Database, University of Bonn
http://www.botanik.uni-bonn.de/conifers/pi/ab/koreana.htm
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php?species=31244
UConn Plant Database
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Plants/a/abikor/abikor1.html
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