Horstmann’s Silberlocke Korean Fir
$28.00 Original price was: $28.00.$8.40Current price is: $8.40.
1000 in stock
SKU: nZaj17BVZW
Category: HEDGE PLANTS
LIGHT: Full sun
WATER: Keep soil moist, but not soggy.
SIZE: Slow growing to 10 ft. tall, 6 ft. wide in 10 years, ultimately 20 ft. tall.
| Description | Upwardly-curved, deep green needles reveal a contrasting bright silver-white underside. Produces an abundance of large showy cones held upright along the branches. Grows slowly, developing into a striking specimen. Thrives in cool summer regions, though considered somewhat more heat tolerant than many firs. Evergreen. |
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| Bloom Time | Conifer; prized for foliage. |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Evergreen |
| Special Features | Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care |
| Problems/Solutions | Rabbit Resistant |
| Growth Rate | Slow |
| Growth Habit | Pyramidal |
| Foliage Color | Dark Green |
| Companion Plants | Ninebark (Physocarpus); Viburnum (Viburnum); Spirea (Spiraea); Smoke Tree (Cotinus); Pine (Pinus); Dogwood (Cornus) |
| Care Instructions | Provide slightly acidic, well-drained soil. Water deeply at regular intervals during the first few growing seasons to establish an extensive root system; prefers even moisture. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Seldom requires pruning. |
| History | This handsome Korean fir cultivar was discovered in Germany by renown plantsman Gunter Horstmann, who ran a nursery specializing in conifers with his wife, Elisabeth. It was introduced in 1986. |