General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 25 feet to 30 feet
Plant Spread: 20 feet to 30 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Late fall or early winter
Winter
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Late fall or early winter
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Street Tree
Uses: Shade Tree
Flowering Tree
Edible Parts: Fruit
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Other: Cuttings of half-ripe stems taken in summer or fall.
Pollinators: Bees
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots

Image
Common names
  • Strawberry Tree
  • Killarney Strawberry Tree

Photo Gallery
Location: Bea’s garden
Date: 2023-11-18
Winter fruit
Location: Menton, France
Date: 2019-01-01
Location: Bea’s garden
Date: 2021
Location: Bea’s garden
Date: 2021
Location: Seattle, WA
Date: November
In November, the ground under the tree is bright red due to fruit

Date: c. 1800-05
illustration by P. J. Redouté from Duhamel's 'Traité des arbres

Date: 2011-01-04
Location: Botanical Graden Meise - Nationale Plantentuin Meise - Brussel
Date: 2017-09-27
Location: Seattle, WA
Date: 2014-11-29
in November, tree both flowers and has red fruit from last year's
Uploaded by deadnuts11
Location: California State Capitol Park, Sacramento.
Date: 2016-02-01
Location: California State Capitol Park, Sacramento.
Date: 2016-02-01
Zone 9b.

Date: 2015-11-15

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy

Date: 2003-03-09
Credit Alexey Sergeev
Location: Botanical Garden Barcelona (Spain)
Date: 2017-05-11
Location: California State Capitol Park, Sacramento.
Date: 2016-02-01
Zone 9b.
Location: Seattle, WA
Date: 2017-10-19
Many seeds in each fruit.

Photo by KENPEI

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy

photo credit: Nzfauna
Comments:
  • Posted by robertduval14 (Milford, New Hampshire - Zone 5b) on Sep 19, 2016 10:10 PM concerning plant:
    National flower of Italy.
  • Posted by Dewberry (Austin, TX) on Apr 21, 2021 8:39 PM concerning plant:
    Arbutus unedo's outer bark peels and flakes off to reveal smooth, cinnamon-red bark underneath.

    Its fruits ripen over a 12 month period, so it is in flower again as the fruits get ripe. Between its broadleaf evergreen leaves, its beautiful bark, its lovely flowers, and its decorative and (kid-safe if not tasty) edible fruit, the tree is never without ornamental appeal.

    I have heard that the fruit tastes better when it's so ripe it wants to fall apart when you pick it.

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