Korean fir is a very popular ornamental plant in gardens in cool climates, grown for its foliage but also for the abundant cone production even on young trees only 1-2 m tall.

It is a small to medium-sized evergreen coniferous tree growing to 10-18 m tall with a trunk diameter of up to 0.7 m, smaller and sometimes shrubby at tree line. The bark is smooth with resin blisters and grey-brown in colour. The leaves are needle-like, flattened, 1-2 cm long. The cones are 4-7 cm long and 1.5-2 cm broad, dark purple-blue before maturity.

Type: Hardy tree

Hardiness zones: 5-7

Height: 33-60', 10-18m

Location: Full sun to part shade

Seeds per packet: 20

Note: Korean Fir seeds have naturally low germination of about 30%