Add rare texture and icy blue color to your landscape with Kohout’s Ice Breaker Korean Fir, a miniature evergreen conifer prized for its tightly curled silvery-blue needles and compact rounded form. Originally discovered as a witch’s broom mutation from the famous ‘Silberlocke’ Korean Fir in Germany, this unique dwarf variety creates exceptional year-round interest in rock gardens, fairy gardens, alpine landscapes, patio containers, and specialty conifer collections.

Its dense foliage reflects the bright silvery undersides of the curled needles, giving the plant a striking frosted appearance from every angle. Slow growing and naturally compact, Kohout’s Ice Breaker is ideal for collectors and gardeners looking for a truly distinctive evergreen focal point. These healthy plants are shipped approximately 8 inches tall in 1 gallon nursery pots and are ready to thrive in the landscape.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 live Kohout’s Ice Breaker Korean Fir
✔️ Approximately 8 inches tall
✔️ 1 gallon pot plant
✔️ Dwarf silvery-blue evergreen conifer
✔️ Healthy, rooted landscape plant
✔️ Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information

• Common Name: Kohout’s Ice Breaker Korean Fir
• Botanical Name: Abies koreana ‘Kohout’s Ice Breaker’
• Plant Type: Evergreen conifer shrub
• Growth Stage: Established potted plant
• Sun Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
• Soil: Well-draining slightly acidic soil
• Watering: Moderate; prefers evenly moist soil
• Mature Height: Approximately 1.5–2 feet
• Mature Width: Approximately 1.5–2 feet
• Growth Rate: Slow
• USDA Zones: 4–8
• Container Friendly: Yes

Care Tip

Plant in well-draining soil and provide afternoon shade in hotter climates to preserve the bright silvery-blue foliage color. Mulching helps maintain cool root conditions and even soil moisture.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.