Strawberry Tree is a small tree or shrub of Mediterranean origin. It has an excellent appearance, not only thanks to its shiny evergreen and intensely green color foliage but also due to a remarkable speciality: in the same plant one can see certain seasons of the year at the same time almost all the plant parts, including the flowers, immature and its mature fruits.
Strawberry Tree is used both for planting in Mediterranean gardens, pots and window-boxes, and on a larger scale, utilized in gardening and landscape architecture.
The following article summarizes the portrait of the plant. Any imperfection in the representation of Strawberry Tree is charged to the artist and not to the impeccable and irreproachable model.
Scientific name
Arbutus unedo
Common name
Strawberry Tree, Killarney Strawberry Tree, Madroño, Irish strawberry tree, Cain apple, Cane apple, Grecian madrone, Grecian strawberry tree, Greek strawberry tree
General characteristics
Type of foliage: Evergreen
Form: Shrub or small tree, crown shape round with symmetrical canopy
Texture: Fine
Height: 2.5-5,5 (up to 10) m, 8-18 (up to 32) ft
Diameter: 2.5-5,5 (up to 10) m, 8-18 (up to 32) ft
Growth rate: Slow
Flowering period: April
Fruiting period: Autumn-Winter
Shape and colours
Bark: Red-brown
Leaves shape: Elliptic-oblong to elliptic-ovate
Foliage colour: Green
Foliage colour in autumn: Green
Flowers shape: Urn-shaped in clusters (panicles)
Flowers colour: White to pinkish
Fruit: Spherical, orange-red colour
Plantation
Soil type: Sand to clay loam, sand, acidic to slightly acidic and well-drained
Exposure: Sun, semi-shade
Soil pH: 4 to 6.5
Watering: Medium
Hardiness: -9.4 °C (15 °F – USDA Hardiness zone 8b)
Uses
Hedges, mixed hedges, avenues, squares, parks, theme parks, large gardens, coastal areas, ecological zones
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