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This plant will provide nectar and pollen for bees and the many other types of pollinating insects.
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Other common names strawberry tree cane apple
Dalmatian strawberry Killarney strawberry tree
Family Ericaceae
Genus Arbutus are evergreen trees and shrubs with small, bell-shaped creamy-white or pink flowers, and red, strawberry-like fruits in autumn
Details A. unedo is a large evergreen shrub of bushy habit, with rough brown bark and dark green leathery leaves. Flowers urn-shaped, white, appearing as the strawberry-like red fruits, from the previous years flowers, ripen
Plant range S Europe, SW Ireland, Asia Minor
Foliage Evergreen
Habit Bushy
Hardiness
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H5
Full Sun
Aspect North-facing or East-facing or South-facing or West-facing
Exposure Sheltered
Loam
Clay
Sand
MoistureWell-drained, Moist but well-drained
SoilLoam, Clay, Sand
pHAcid, Neutral
Ultimate height 4-8 metres
Ultimate spread 4-8 metres
Time to ultimate height 20-50 years
Cultivation Grow in well-drained soil. Young plants are more frost-tender than mature plants
Propagation Propagate by seed and semi-hardwood cuttings
Suggested planting locations and garden types Low Maintenance Coastal Patio & Container Plants
Pruning Pruning group 1
Pests Can get aphids
Diseases Arbutus leaf spot may be a problem
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