General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7b
Plant Height: 0.3 to 1.5 meters (1 to 5 feet)
Plant Spread: 0.3 to 1.5 meters (1 to 5 feet)
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Needled
Other: Silvery, blue-green
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree
Alpine Gardening
Uses: Provides winter interest
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Parentage: Sport of: Horstmann's Silberlocke

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Trade name information:
Trade Name: Ice Breaker™
Cultivar name: 'Kohout's Icebreaker'
Common names
  • Korean Fir
Also sold as:
  • Kohouts Icebreaker
  • Kohout's Ice Breaker
  • Icebreaker
  • Kahouts Icebreaker

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Uploaded by dirtdorphins
Location: St Louis
Location: Southern Maine
Date: 2023-06-06
Mature specimen at a local nursery.
Location: St Louis
Date: 2014-07-12
A dwarf A koreana with white-backed needles similar to A. k. Silb
Location: Southern Maine
Date: 2023-12-12
Beautiful conifer ordered in Nov. 2023 Broken Arrow Nursery

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: West Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2022-05-19

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
  • Uploaded by Joy

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