Tags: #evergreen #showy flowers #small tree #full sun tolerant #small spaces #drought tolerant #interesting bark #wildlife plant #slow growing #salt tolerant #winter interest #year-round interest #fire low flammability #ornamentals #glossy leaves #red fruits #red stems #edible fruits #fruits fall #screening #evergreen tree #messy fruits #food source fall #exfoliating bark #bird friendly #food source soft mast fruit #patio tree #winter flowers #partial shade tolerant See this plant in the following landscape: Cultivars / Varieties: Fruit drop can be messy near hardscaped surfaces. Anthracnose, Phytophthora, root rot and rust are occasional disease problems. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Susceptible to scales and thrips. With its glossy leaves, white flowers, red fruits and exfoliating bark this plant provides four seasons of interest for your landscape. Use as a specimen, for screening or as a small shade tree near a patio. Lightly prune back the shoots regularly to maintain an attractive shape. It is tolerant of full sun to partial shade, salt, and drought once established. Strawberry Tree is easy to grow and adaptable to various climates and well-drained soils, including poor ones. Grow it as a shrub or trained to a tree form to show off its interesting peeling bark. It is slow-growing, about 12"-24" a year, and usually reaches a height of 15 feet but can grow up to 35 feet tall. They can be used to make jams and jellies. Fruit production is variable, dependent on the weather and the fruits bruise easily so this plant has not been grown for commercial fruit production much except for making brandy in Portugal. The showy red edible fruits mature in autumn and have a high sugar content but are rather bland tasting. Strawberry Tree is an evergreen shrub or small tree in the Heath family native to the Mediterranean region and western Europe. Phonetic Spelling ar-BU-tus U-nay-do Description
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