Width at Maturity: 8-12' at base

Spacing:  Best as specimen or use 2 to frame an entryway

Growth Habit / Form:  Upright, Pyramidal

Growth Rate:  Slow, 6-10" per year

Sun Needs:  Full Sun, Morning Shade with Afternoon Sun, Morning Sun with Afternoon Shade - prefers cool climates

Water Needs:  Average, low when established

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A bright, eye-catching specimen in the landscape, the Golden Korean Fir features slightly ascending and layered branches densely clothed with short but broad needles that are lemon-yellow above and silver beneath. The needle color transitions to a glowing light green during the summer. Abundant purple cones stand upright like 3" candles on the branches contrasting beautifully with the foliage. A slow grower that might add 6 inches or so in height per year, it has a more rounded shape when very young but develops a central leader forming a majestic pyramid 15 to 20 feet tall and 8 to 12 feet wide at the base when all grown up. Golden Korean Fir makes for a distinctive focal point specimen, corner plant in home foundation plantings, or an accent in mixed privacy screen plantings. In cool-summer climates of Zones 5-8 this one will tolerate full sun but prefers some filtered sun during the afternoon in hot summer climates.