Siberian Fir vs Korean Maple - TreeTime.ca

Siberian Fir vs Korean Maple

Abies sibirica

Acer pseudosieboldianum

COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

Siberian Fir
Korean Maple

Siberian Fir is an evergreen tree best known for its strong aroma. This tree's needles are popular for essential oils and aromatherapy. It also grows softwood that is used for furniture and wood pulp. This species is very cold hardy and shade tolerant.

This species is bright green and conical shaped. Most interesting is its upright blue cones that fade into brown as they mature.

The Korean Maple is an ideal accent tree, and is similar in size and shape to the Japanese Maple, but much hardier. The leaves have long, finger-like lobes that turn striking shades of yellow, orange and red in autumn.

It is recommended that pruning be done during the summer after the leaves have fully developed to ensure sap does not "bleed" down the tree.

Siberian Fir Quick Facts

Korean Maple Quick Facts

Zone: 2a
Zone: 4a
Height: 30 m (100 ft)
Height: 5 m (15 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: partial shade
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: medium
Life span: long
Life span: long
Suckering: none
Suckering: none


Foliage: large, palmate
Fall colour: vibrant to deep red
Bark: smooth, mostly brown with green in places
Flowers: bright pink cone-like
Cones: long and cylindrical cones, turning from blue to brown
Seeds: cones break up into triangular seeds
Seeds: winged samaras
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no