Japanese Yew

Korean Fir

About Japanese Yew and Korean Fir

Japanese Yew

Korean Fir

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Eastern Asia

Korea

1.4 Types

Not Available

Pacific silver fir (Abies amabilis), noble fir (Abies procera)

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Secondary, Woodlands

Hills, Moist Soils

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-7Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

7-1

8-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

A2, A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 14, 15, 16, 17

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Pyramidal

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

90.00 cm760.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

150.00 cm430.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Non Flowering Plant

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green, Bronze

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Compound

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting, stem tip cuttings, Tip cutting

Spores, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Do not water frequently

Average Water Needs

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune after flowering, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Requires high amount of nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Leaf spot, Nematodes, Root rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Frost, Humidity, Soil Compaction

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

None

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Mealybugs, White Pine Weevil

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Pollen

conjunctivitis, sneezing, Sore eyes

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bonsai, Borders

Beautification, Cottage Garden

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics, Skin cleanser

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree, Soil protection

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

anti-cancer

anti-allergy, anti-cancer, Cough, Diabetes, Fever, Rheumatism, Weight loss

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Wood

Leaves, Pods

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a dye, Wood is used for making furniture

Application in Handicrafts, Can be made into a herbal tea, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

TAXUS cuspidata

ABIES koreana

7.2 Common Name

spreading yew

Fir, Korean Fir

7.2.1 In Hindi

Japanese Yew

Abies koreana

7.2.2 In German

japanische Eibe

Korea-Tanne

7.2.3 In French

Japanese Yew

Sapin de Corée

7.2.4 In Spanish

tejo japonés

Abies koreana

7.2.5 In Greek

Ιαπωνικά Yew

Abies koreana

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Xapanese Filho

Abies koreana

7.2.7 In Polish

Xapanese Son

Abies koreana

7.2.8 In Latin

Filius Xapanese

Abies koreana

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Coniferophyta

8.3 Class

Pinopsida

8.4 Order

Pinales

8.5 Family

Taxaceae

Pinaceae

8.6 Genus

Taxus

Abies

8.7 Clade

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Japanese Yew and Korean Fir

Wondering what are the properties of Japanese Yew and Korean Fir? We provide you with everything About Japanese Yew and Korean Fir. Japanese Yew doesn't have thorns and Korean Fir doesn't have thorns. Also Japanese Yew does not have fragrant flowers. Japanese Yew has allergic reactions like Pollen and Korean Fir has allergic reactions like Pollen. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Japanese Yew and Korean Fir and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare Needled Scale

Japanese Yew and Canaan Fir

Japanese Yew and Balsam Fir

Japanese Yew and Silver Fir

Season and Care of Japanese Yew and Korean Fir

Season and care of Japanese Yew and Korean Fir is important to know. While considering everything about Japanese Yew and Korean Fir Care, growing season is an essential factor. Japanese Yew season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Korean Fir season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Japanese Yew is Loam and for Korean Fir is Clay, Loam while the PH of soil for Japanese Yew is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Korean Fir is Acidic, Neutral.

Japanese Yew and Korean Fir Physical Information

Japanese Yew and Korean Fir physical information is very important for comparison. Japanese Yew height is 90.00 cm and width 150.00 cm whereas Korean Fir height is 760.00 cm and width 430.00 cm. The color specification of Japanese Yew and Korean Fir are as follows:

Japanese Yew flower color: Non Flowering Plant
Japanese Yew leaf color: Dark Green
Korean Fir flower color: Not Available
Korean Fir leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Japanese Yew and Korean Fir

Care of Japanese Yew and Korean Fir include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Japanese Yew pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Korean Fir pruning is done Prune after flowering and Remove dead leaves. In summer Japanese Yew needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Korean Fir needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.