Native from the Mediterranean to Ireland.Propagate by seed and semi-hardwood cuttings.Attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, and birds.Great as a specimen plant, shrub borders, foundation plantings, hedges, Mediterranean gardens, coastal gardens or containers.Tolerates the widest variety of soils and climates, but appreciates good drainage. Easily grown in average, acidic, moist, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade.Grows at a slow to moderate growth rate in a multi-stemmed form, but can be trained as a single trunk tree to 6-15 ft.Often becoming gnarled with age, Strawberry Tree makes a very attractive specimen tree with its picturesque, twisted appearance. Lush and handsome, the evergreen foliage of red stemmed, dark green leaves, is glossy and leathery. Particularly interesting is the gray-brown bark on mature trunks and branches, which peels and flakes to reveal an attractive cinnamon-colored inner bark. While edible, the fruit is somewhat sweet but often bland and mealy. This species can be found from sea level to 8001200 m and grows in different types of soils though, like many Ericaceae species, it has a certain preference for acid soils. Muntingia calabura is a shrub or tree up to 12 m tall with spreading branches. They are often in color when the new attractive flowers begin to bloom in fall. The strawberry tree is mostly found in the Mediterranean and Macronesian areas, though it has been planted throughout Europe and the United States as well. fruits (2.5 cm) appear in winter and gradually ripen to yellow then red in twelve months. From fall to midwinter, a profusion of drooping clusters of fragrant, bell-shaped, white flowers hang at the tip of the branches. It tolerates wet sites but does best in well-drained areas that. Noted for its remarkable flowers, fruit, leaves, and bark, Arbutus unedo (Strawberry Tree) is a charming, broadleaf evergreen shrub or small tree with four-season ornamental interest. The strawberry tree grows in acidic, alkaline, loamy, moist, sandy, well-drained and clay soils.
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