![]() ![]() The cones can be light pink to pale, pale green, to dark brown/dark purple (appearing nearly black) with little green scales. Fruit: Fruit Color: Brown/Copper Cream/Tan Green Pink Purple/Lavender Fruit Length: 1-3 inches Fruit Description: This plant has cones.Cultural Conditions: Light: Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours) Soil Texture: Loam (Silt) Soil pH: Acid (8.0) Neutral (6.0-8.0) Soil Drainage: Good Drainage Moist Available Space To Plant: 6-feet-12 feet USDA Plant Hardiness Zone: 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b.Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Tree Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Needled Evergreen Habit/Form: Horizontal Pyramidal Growth Rate: Slow Maintenance: Medium Texture: Fine.Attributes: Genus: Abies Species: koreana Family: Pinaceae Life Cycle: Woody Recommended Propagation Strategy: Seed Country Or Region Of Origin: South Korea Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems): More heat tolerant than most firs easy to transplant Dimensions: Height: 15 ft.Tags: #purple #evergreen #full sun tolerant #heat tolerant #gray leaves #silver leaves #purple flowers #pink flowers #slow growing #pyramidal #conifer #transplant #showy cones #screening #gray-green leaves 'Aurea', 'Blauer Eskimo', 'Horstmann's Siberlocke', 'Silver Locke', 'Silver Show' Rolled foliage showing silver and bright purple cones See this plant in the following landscape: Cultivars / Varieties: Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Disease problems include root rot, needle rust and twig blight. It is commonly used as an ornamental yard tree and screen and can also be used as a Christmas Tree. Because it has a shallow root system it is easy to transplant. It will not tolerate compacted soil or air pollution. It dislikes wet feet and is often damaged by deer. It grows slowly and after about ten years it will cast dense shade. Plant in full sun to partial shade in moist well drained soil. Korean Fir is an evergreen with needles that have an attractive silver underside. They are more tolerant of alkaline soils and heat tolerant than most firs, but prefers cool locations. I don't think you will be disappointed.Ībies koreana 'Horstmann Silberlocke' in a landscape setting.Phonetic Spelling AY-bees kor-ee-AH-nah Description Try Hortsman Silberlocke in your landscape designs. If you are interested in a vignette showcasing woody plants, how about Horstmann Silberlocke, weeping Japanese Maple and dwarf oakleaf hydrangea, "Syke's Dwarf'. Pink knockout roses or the pink English rose "Ancient Mariner" underplanted with Artemisia "Powis Castle" or Nepeta racemosa "Walkers Low." Or maybe Helictotrichon sempervirens "Blue Sapphire" and lavender for a blue/silver sunny garden. I can think of so many attractive combinations for this elegant fir. 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. ![]() It cannot tolerate wet feet, and is not particularly tolerant of air pollution or compaction but is very cold tolerant, hardy to zone 4. 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. 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. ![]() When I came across it in a wholesale nursery, I had to buy one for the client and one for me. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |