| Description | Korean Aurea Fir (Abies koreana Aurea) starts as a globular plant and ages to a conical plant with bright yellow needles. It is a slow-growing conifer with upright purple cones that contrast the foliage. As it matures, it becomes a large plant. |
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| Pronunciation | (a-bez)(kor-e-A-na) |
| Plant Type | Trees Coniferous, Dwarf Conifers |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-7 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Fruit | Purple cones held upright on the branches." |
| Leaves | In the spring, the needles are bright golden-yellow with silvery-white undersides. As the season progresses, the golden coloration turns softer, almost light green. |
| Dimensions | It grows slowly to reach 25 feet tall with a pyramidal shape. |
| Cultivar Origin | It originated in 1956 in a batch of seedlings at the Lohbrunner Nurseries in Victoria, B.C. Silverton, Oregon: OSU(https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/plants/abies-koreana-aurea) |
| Notes & Reference | #201-Isles Nursery website (www.iselinursery.com), #273-Gardenia (www.gardenia.net), OSU (https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/plants/abies-koreana-aurea) |
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