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.

The genus Arbutus, and in particular Arbutus unedo (the strawberry tree), occupies a unique position within the Ericaceae family, thriving in Mediterranean and similar climates across the globe.

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 ...

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 ...

New research in rats indicates that a Mediterranean plant may be an effective treatment for ulcerative colitis, a type of inflammatory bowel disease. The findings are published in the Journal of the ...

If you're looking for an attractive evergreen tree for your warm climate garden, the Arbutus tree should be a popular choice.

Since I've lately been noticing bot dying madrones and healthy young arbutus marina I want to take the opportunity to discuss these two very similar trees. In my experience, arbutus marina has been ...

Pressure infiltration of water into a leaf via the stomatal pores can be used to quickly determine whether all stomata are open, or as recently described for several mesophytic and xerophytic species, ...

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 ...