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Strawberry Tree
Arbutus unedo
Climate Resiliency
3 out of 5 stars
Best in part shade in the desert. Good screening or specimen shrub or can easily be trained up into a small tree. Dark, glossy, evergreen leaves with red stems. Peeling red-brown bark. Small green-white to pale pink lantern-shaped flowers and round red to orange fruits. Fruits are edible, but generally bland. Several dwarf varieties available.
- Plant type: Shrub, Tree
- Maintenance level: Low
- Water requirement: Medium, Low
- Sun exposure: Full, Part Sun
- Height range: 10–20 Feet
- Width range: 5–15 Feet
- Canopy value: 59 ft²
- Growth rate: Medium, Slow
- Seasonal habit: Evergreen
- Flower color: Green, White, Pink
- Flower season: Autumn, Winter
- Fruit color: Red, Orange
- Fruit season: Autumn, Winter
- General foliage color: Green
- Design style: Child/Pet Friendly, Patio Plants, Pollinator Plants
- Hardiness cold tolerance: 5 °F
- Soil preference: Well Drained, Dry
- Native location: Southern Europe
- PH preference: Neutral, Not Particular
- Sunset zones: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
- USDA hardiness zone: 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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