Arbutus unedo

Name: Arbutus unedo
Common Name:  strawberry tree				Family:   Ericaceae
Deciduous         x    Evergreen         x    Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual         Coniferous         x    Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial
Habit spreading, shrubby	Hard. Zone   usda 8		Mature Size 8m tall by 8m spread					x
Leaf: oval, shallow toothed, glossy, mid green, 10cm long					Fall/Winter Color: warty red fuit
Leaf Arr.        Opposite     x    Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal
Flowers: small white or pink tinged, pitcher shaped,in pendent panicles to 5cm long						Infl.: pendent panicles followed by warty red fruit 2cm across that ripen the next autumn
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.      June.      July.      August.     ( Sept.      Oct.)      Nov.      Dec.
Water Use High     Low		Soil Rich     Lean     Well-drained x					Exposure Sun  x   Semi-shade     Shade
Landscape uses: large shrub borders, woodland garden or specimen tree		Limitations:  leaf spots, tent caterpillars, scale					Other Features: