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Abies koreana
Abies koreana, the Korean fir, is a small to medium evergreen conifer from the high mountains of South Korea and Jeju Island, valued in gardens for its glossy needles with white undersides and its abundant cones, even on young trees. It needs cool, humid conditions and does poorly in hot, dry climates.
Abies koreana (Korean: 구상나무, Gusang namu), the Korean fir, is a species of fir native to the higher mountains of South Korea, including Jeju Island. It grows at altitudes of 1,000–1,900 metres (3,300–6,200 ft) in temperate rainforest with high rainfall and cool, humid summers, and heavy winter snowfall.
Korean fir is a very popular ornamental plant in parks and gardens in temperate climates, grown for its foliage but also for the abundant cone production even on young trees only 1–2 m (3 ft 3 in – 6 ft 7 in) tall. The following have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:
A. koreana (≥ 12 m)
Biggest group of wild Korean fir grows in Hallasan Mountain in Jeju Island, South Korea.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Abies koreana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
