Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo)

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  Erscheinungsbild

  The Strawberry Tree is an evergreen shrub with decorative, edible fruits and attractive flower panicles. Flowers and fruits appear at the same time.

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  Blätter

  Evergreen, lanceolate or elliptic leaves, glossy dark green above. Entire or finely serrated margin. Size: 4 to 11 cm long.

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  Blatt Oberseite

  Evergreen, lanceolate or elliptic leaves, glossy dark green above. Entire or finely serrated margin. Size: 4 to 11 cm long.

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  Blüten

  Flowering period: X to III. White, flowers resembling lily of the valley, 7 to 9 mm long, in 5 cm long pendent panicles.

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  Früchte

  Strawberry-like red fruits approx. 2 cm in diameter. Edible, but very granular and bland or sour. The fruit only ripens after one year.

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  Rinde

  The bark is rough and scaly, grey or grey-brown. Young bark is red-brown and gives off fibres. Young shoots are hairy.

Anwendung

Garrigue, macchia vegetation, open country, afforestation, bird protection, public areas, urban areas, pedestrian precincts, container plants, private gardens, front gardens

Heimatgebiete

Mediterranean regions, Turkey, Caucasus

Standortparameter

Light: full sun to off-sun; soil: very dry to fresh; soil structure: normal to loose; soil depth: shallow to deep; compaction: to be avoided; humus concentration: medium; pH value: acid to low; nutrient concentration: low to high.

Ansprüche

Urban climate: resistant; does not tolerate stagnant moisture and compaction.

Frosthärte

down to -15 C°

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Height of growth: 5 to 10 m. Spread: 4 to 9 m. Evergreen, slow-growing large shrub or small tree. Usually round or spherical. Grows to approx. 1.5 - 3m high in containers.

Blätter

Evergreen, lanceolate or elliptic leaves, glossy dark green above. Entire or finely serrated margin. Size: 4 to 11 cm long.

Blüten

Flowering period: X to III. White, flowers resembling lily of the valley, 7 to 9 mm long, in 5 cm long pendent panicles.

Früchte

Strawberry-like red fruits approx. 2 cm in diameter. Edible, but very granular and bland or sour. The fruit only ripens after one year.

Rinde

The bark is rough and scaly, grey or grey-brown. Young bark is red-brown and gives off fibres. Young shoots are hairy.