Native from the Mediterranean to Ireland.Propagate by seed and semi-hardwood cuttings.Attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, and birds.Great as a specimen plant, shrub borders, foundation plantings, hedges, Mediterranean gardens, coastal gardens or containers.Tolerates the widest variety of soils and climates, but appreciates good drainage. Easily grown in average, acidic, moist, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade.Grows at a slow to moderate growth rate in a multi-stemmed form, but can be trained as a single trunk tree to 6-15 ft.Often becoming gnarled with age, Strawberry Tree makes a very attractive specimen tree with its picturesque, twisted appearance. Lush and handsome, the evergreen foliage of red stemmed, dark green leaves, is glossy and leathery. Particularly interesting is the gray-brown bark on mature trunks and branches, which peels and flakes to reveal an attractive cinnamon-colored inner bark. Plants are tolerant of wind and some drought once established and grow in well-drained clay. While edible, the fruit is somewhat sweet but often bland and mealy. Strawberry-Tree will grow at a slow pace when planted in either full sun or partial shade on well-drained, acid soil. Fast growing Muntingia calabura forms a distinctive, wide, arching parasol of horizontally layered, softly downy, oblique leaves that are 2-ranked and coarsely toothed. ![]() They are often in color when the new attractive flowers begin to bloom in fall. fruits (2.5 cm) appear in winter and gradually ripen to yellow then red in twelve months. Strawberry trees, botanically classified as Arbutus unedo, are evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the Ericaceae family. From fall to midwinter, a profusion of drooping clusters of fragrant, bell-shaped, white flowers hang at the tip of the branches. Noted for its remarkable flowers, fruit, leaves, and bark, Arbutus unedo (Strawberry Tree) is a charming, broadleaf evergreen shrub or small tree with four-season ornamental interest. The strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo) is a shrub that bears delicate, fragrant flowers and brightly colored fruits that are not strawberries, but bland-tasting, round fruits.
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