ARBUTUS unedo

(Strawberry tree)

Description

Typical shrub or small tree of Mediterranean bush, it tolerates high temperatures, drought and salt. The reddish bark of young branches is very decorative. Interesting is the simultaneous presence of flowers and fruits on plants: in fact, some spherical fruits with wrinkled and scarlet peel and a sweet and pleasant taste, ripen in autumn. These are edible and very decorative.

Suggestions

It's ideal for monospecies hedges or associated with other mediterranean species. It prefers neutral or subacid soils. You should regularly fertilize the plant, above all if it is grown in pot.

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