Abies koreana
snowy Abies koreana
From the 2008 OSU Chadwick auction.
Described in auction book as a: “Slow-growing conifer, planted as a dwarf, becoming a small tree after many years. Features cylindrical, tapering blue or purple upright cones with overall silvery-white appearance from dark green needles that turn to show white undersides. Best grown as specimen or in a bed surrounded with small grasses or ground-hugging plants of colored foliage. The Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit winner. Little known and hard to obtain alternative to globe spruce. Prefers well-drained soil and full sun. Grows to 12 to 15 ft. in height and 8 to 10 ft. in spread. Zones 5 to 7.”
According to some sources I’ve read, this is a plant to handle with a bit of caution as it may cause skin irritation or an allergic reaction.
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