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Have owned an abies korena for about 5 years now and they are supposed to produce blue cones even when very young.Imagine mine is about 7 yrs old and its four foot tall but its done * all! Anybody any ideas what i might be doing wrong? :?

[Gwiz]

They are quite shallow rooted, and don't like compacted soil.
are you close to the sea? could be a salt intolerance if you are. ( wild shot in the dark )

[gobs]

I would think, the young cone bearing age only applies if the tree is grafted, if a seedling you are looking at a decade, say.

Also, better in garden than pot to grow well. This tree is recommended for the smaller garden but in earnest can grow to some 30 feet or so.

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Oh! i am by the sea,down on the south coast,do you know that they dont like salt or are you guessing? Never wouldve thought of that in a million years! Plant is in ground thats not compacted  :shock:

[Gwiz]

Oh! i am by the sea,down on the south coast,do you know that they dont like salt or are you guessing? Never wouldve thought of that in a million years! Plant is in ground thats not compacted  :shock:

Like I said, wild shot in the dark. not all shrubs/ trees enjoy a salt diet!.
gob's comments make a lot of sence tho'

[gobs]

I was just guessing there, but is usually the case. Checked since then with this tree nursery's site, I like. They confirm, that grafted ones will bear cones sooner but don't put a time on things, might have to do with they list under most "commonly known" varieties about 30 of them. :shock:

Apart from what Gwiz said they say the tree likes a bit acidic soil (we could have guessed that too, really), so I don't think much else you could do than give it some azalea feed or similar(only if it's not grafted of course) and wait.

All they say, the blue coned species bear cones at a young age for a fir tree, grafts start at 1.5m hight, yearly growth rate:15-30cm. So probably nothing wrong with your tree.