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| Latin plant name
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Arbutus unedo |
| Common plant name
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Strawberry tree |
| Plant type
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Evergreen shrub |
| Size (meters)
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< 5 - 10 m |
| Distinguishing features
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The leaves are dark green and glossy.
The hermaphrodite flowers are white (rarely pale pink)
The fruit is a red berry, 1–2 cm diameter, with a rough surface, maturing 12 months at the same time as the next flowering. The fruit is edible, though many people find it bland and meally;
Grows well in limy soils.
Arbutus unedo is widespread in the Mediterranean region, western France, western Ireland, southern Portugal and western Turkey.
Its disjunct distribution, with an isolated relict population in southwestern Ireland, notably in Killarney, is a remnant of former broader distribution during the milder climate of the Atlantic period
It is the symbol of Madrid city.
It is the only plant that is native (it survived the ice age) to Ireland and not to the UK. |
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