What: Arbutus unedo is a four-season evergreen shrub with outstanding flowers, fruit, leaves and bark. The small urn-shaped, whitish-pink flowers are produced from October to December. Three-quarter ...

WHAT: Arbutus unedo is a four-season evergreen shrub with outstanding flowers, fruit, leaves and bark. The small, urn-shaped, whitish-pink flowers are produced from October to December. Round, ...

A member of the heath family, it belongs to the genus Arbutus, of which there are at least fourteen species of flowering shrubs and trees. Arbutus unedo is indigenous to southern Europe and Ireland.

The genus Arbutus, and in particular Arbutus unedo (the strawberry tree), occupies a unique position within the Ericaceae family, thriving in Mediterranean and similar climates across the globe.

Seeing double: Arbutus unedo, the strawberry tree, bears flowers and fruit simultaneously Ursula Buchan says the strawberry tree is a remarkable plant because it simultaneously bears flowers and fruit ...

ONE of the prettiest native trees, arbutus is not widely grown in gardens, even in the milder areas of the country. Strangely for a native plant, most of which are well adapted to the Irish climate, ...

Q: I have a tree form of Arbutus unedo Marina that has been in the ground for almost three years. It’s in the sun almost all day and looks great. When should it be fed and with what? A: Woody ...

Pacific madrone and strawberry tree are two similar evergreen trees. Our native madrone, Arbutus menziesii, grows to 120 feet and is distinct in the landscape because of its smooth red bark and glossy ...

Compact evergreen trees for winter presence are few and far between. But the strawberry tree, Arbutus unedo, delivers beautifully with its neatly serrated leathery foliage and refined shape. By late ...