A compact fir with silvery, curled dark green needles and bright purple young cones. It grows into a pyramidal shape, reaching 1.5m in 10 years and up to 3m eventually.
Abies koreana ‘Silver Show’ (Korean Fir' 'Silver Show')
£355.00 incl. VAT
Hardiness level Green
Abies koreana 'Silver Show' is a very pretty pine tree, perfect for the smaller garden. It slowly develops taking 30 or so years to mature into a dense and compact tree approximately 4m tall, with horizontal branches giving it a broadly pyramidal shape. The needles are dark green above with bright silvery white colour underneath that is exposed by the needles recurving sharply upwards to give the appearance of fat rounded shoots. This delightful two tone coloured effect is enhanced by the upright and chunky, almost egg-shaped cones that it bears all along the branches, which emerge purple when new, softening to brown as they mature. It is hardy, growing best in full sun in any aspect on any sheltered or exposed, well-drained-but-moisture-retentive soil, (so it won't be happy on a chalky site, sorry.) Maintenance is minimal - it's a neat and tidy tree so unlikely even to need pruning for a very, very long time.
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| Size | 70L (H1.2-1.3m, W96cm-1.1m) S28-30cm, G16cm, 70L (H1.3-1.4m, W1.2-1.5m) G12-17cm |
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FAQs
HOW FAST DOES PLANT GROW?
A slow grower of 5cm annually.
HOW DO YOU TAKE CARE OF PLANT'?
Water until established, then prune for health, ie, remove dead, diseased, damaged or crossing branches.
HOW TALL DOES PLANT GROW?
Over three or more decades, it could reach 4m in height.
DOES PLANT PREFER SUN OR SHADE?
Full sun.
IS PLANT AN INDOOR OR OUTDOOR PLANT?
Outdoor.
IS PLANT SUITABLE FOR HEDGING?
No.
CAN PLANT BE GROWN IN POTS OR CONTAINERS?
Yes, as long as it has a good sized pot and intelligent husbandry.
IS PLANT TOXIC TO PETS?
No.
