Deno’s Garden

Abies koreana

Korean Fir

Family PinaceaeGenus Abies

A young conifer of neat conical shape with blue-green needles, growing in rough grass
The whole plantEggmoonCC BY-SA 3.0

About the plant

What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.

Native range
Korea

Toxicity is noted only where a source states it. No note here is not a finding of safety.

Source: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

This source reports two treatments. Both are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty High Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around February 8, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 56 days to germinate.

14% germination in 56 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Abies p. 82Public domain
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Abies (Pinaceae). The cause of the low germinations is not known. A. koreana germ. 70D(1/7 in 8th w) and 40-70D(2/14 in 2nd and 4th w).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Abies p. 82. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record, except the difficulty rating, which is ours; the step names come from a fixed list.

Protocol 2

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty High Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around September 10, 2027 for a May 3 last frost. Too late for spring 2027 — that needed starting on September 9, 2026.

  1. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

  2. Warm moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark

about 6 months from start to sowing. Then 28 days to germinate.

14% germination in 14–28 days.

Germination came in the second week and again in the fourth.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Abies p. 82Public domain
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Abies (Pinaceae). The cause of the low germinations is not known. A. koreana germ. 70D(1/7 in 8th w) and 40-70D(2/14 in 2nd and 4th w).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Abies p. 82. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record, except the difficulty rating, which is ours; the step names come from a fixed list.