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Korean Fir Sapling Trees

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Abies koreana

Sapling Trees
  • Evergreen conifer, straight trunk.
  • Not for hedging
  • Attractive screening tree
  • Slow growing
  • Max. Height: 15m
  • Dislikes urban pollution.
  • RHS Award of Garden Merit
  • Bareroot Delivery Only: Nov-Mar.
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What to expect
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Hedge plants & sapling trees are measured by their height in centimetres above soil level. Roots or pots aren't measured.

Pot sizes are measured by their volume in litres, except for the smallest size, 9cm / p9 pots, which are roughly half a litre.

Troughs are 1m long with plants around 1.5m above the trough.

20/40cm
Bareroot
£4.99each
Qty
1-24
25 - 249
250 - 499
500 +
£
£ 4.99
£ 3.69
£ 3.12
£ 2.88
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Despatched From November 2025

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Description

Abies koreana: Bareroot Sapling Korean Fir Trees

Delivered by Mail Order Direct from our Nursery with a Year Guarantee

Korean Fir trees, Abies koreana, are small, slow growing, evergreen conifers, suitable for most gardens. This compact, quite narrow, cone-shaped tree has dark bark and dark, glossy green needles with light grey undersides. The young cones are a decorative purple colour, turning brown when they mature, and they stand upright on their stems, so you can see them well. These appear on young trees, generally by the time they reach one or two metres, which is unusually early for a conifer.

Korean Fir is not suitable for a clipped hedge, but it makes a great Christmas Tree, and although it is slow growing, it makes an attractive screen if you have the patience.

Delivery season: Korean firs are delivered bareroot during late autumn and winter, approximately November-March inclusive.

Features:

  • Height: Slow growing to 15m
  • Soil: Moist, acidic. Does not tolerate pollution or chalk.
  • Use: Specimen, screening, large containers
  • Purplish, upright new cones
  • RHS Award of Garden Merit
  • Bareroot delivery only: November-March

Growing Korean Fir Trees

As a mountain tree, it is very hardy indeed, but still likes a lot of sun.

Its favourite soils are deep, fertile, consistently moist but well drained (such as rainy British hills), and on the acidic side. It won't tolerate waterlogged sites or chalk, and it is not a fan of heavy clay or polluted urban conditions. It is happy in a large container.

Planting Instructions

Did You Know?

This tree was first imported from Korea, where it is called Gusang namu, at the start of the 20th century.

What to expect

It's Summer Planting Season 2025

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Pot Grown & Plug Plants Delivered

From seedlings in jumbo plugs; Dahlia tubers; small P9 & 1 Litre plants; up to trees in big 15L pots
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Summer is good planting time

New roots love the warm soil, as long as you water well! Just don't plant during a heatwave.
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