

Easy to grow, easy to care for, and rarely browsed by deer. More tolerant of heat and humidity than most firs but performs best in cooler climates.
#Silverlock korean fir full#

3 members have or want this plant for trade. I can think of so many attractive combinations for this elegant fir. Korean Fir 'Horstmann's Silberlocke' Abies koreana 17 more photos VIEW GALLERY One vendor has this plant for sale. I have read from various sources that deer like to browse this fir, but I have heavy deer pressure in my neighborhood, and it has never been touched. RF 2JTHFR5Korean white fir silverlock with blue cones in web. It cannot tolerate wet feet, and is not particularly tolerant of air pollution or compaction but is very cold tolerant, hardy to zone 4. Abies koreana Silberlocke - The needles of this small, pyramidal Korean Fir Tree are recurved, displaying the silver-white undersides. Korea fir, Abies koreana, pollinating female cones Stock Photo. Its frosted, curling short needles glow in the landscape. Horstmann Silberlocke was released into the trade in 1979 by the breeder Guntner Horstmann in Germany. I particularly love it when viewing the silvery needles with a backdrop of creamy ivory Hydrangea quercifolia "Snow Queen" flowers. It makes the perfect exclamation point for the landscape bed, growing only 4-6 inches a year. The tree in these photos was planted ten years ago.

It can eventually get 20 feet tall and wide but is fairly slow growing, only adding 6 inches a year. Easy to grow, easy to care for and rarely browsed by deer. This slow-growing Korean fir has a significant presence in the landscape and is one of the most commented-on plants in my home landscape. Like ‘Joe Kozey’, ‘Silberlocke’ Korean fir (Abies koreana ‘Silberlocke’, Zones 58) has a compact, vertical habit that makes it good for small gardens, like mine. Performs best in full sun in rich, slightly acidic, moist, well-drained soils. When I came across it in a wholesale nursery, I had to buy one for the client and one for me.
