What: Arbutus unedo is a four-season evergreen shrub with outstanding flowers, fruit, leaves and bark. The small urn-shaped, whitish-pink flowers are produced from October to December. Three-quarter ...

WHAT: Arbutus unedo is a four-season evergreen shrub with outstanding flowers, fruit, leaves and bark. The small, urn-shaped, whitish-pink flowers are produced from October to December. Round, ...

A member of the heath family, it belongs to the genus Arbutus, of which there are at least fourteen species of flowering shrubs and trees. Arbutus unedo is indigenous to southern Europe and Ireland.

In a corner of our backyard patio, we enjoy a strawberry arbutus tree (Arbutus unedo) with a canopy that provides shade for us and home for several generations of hummingbirds. We planted it 10 years ...

Q: I have a tree form of Arbutus unedo Marina that has been in the ground for almost three years. It’s in the sun almost all day and looks great. When should it be fed and with what? A: Woody ...

As UC Marin Master Gardeners, we have an obligation to provide science-based information. Sometimes, though, the science we need is elusive. Take the strawberry tree, the Arbutus ‘Marina’ or unedo.

You may not realize this, but strawberries grow on trees. They do, that is, if the tree is Arbutus unedo. The strawberry tree is part of the Arbutus genus, made up of 14 species of evergreen shrubs or ...

Cindy asks: I enjoy growing native plants and I have quite a collection. It has been enjoyable growing plants that require minimal care and water, but look great most of the year. Are there any native ...

After a period of home renovation during which our garden went to seed, our arbutus now has nettles growing through its base, the branches look burned and stressed, and the leaves have a rust problem.

Our borders look reasonably successful from April to June, but can you suggest some cottage garden plants that will add colour to them in late summer? David Hewitt, via email It is easy enough to reel ...