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Arbutus Unedo/ Strawberry Tree

The Killarney Strawberry tree is an evergreen tree with spectacular deep brown, shredding bark, which has it home in the Mediterranean region, and south west Ireland.

This is one of the most unusual trees in the Sheffield Botanical Gardens, particularly as it flowers and fruits at the same time in late autumn / early winter. When looking closely, you will see the clusters of ivory, urn shaped flowers, which are attractive to bees. The fruit of the previous year develops from yellow to orange to red. These only slightly resemble strawberries, round and rough skinned. They are not very palatable (unedo is Latin for ‘I eat only one'). However, in Portugal the fruit is made into a liqueur called Medronho.

This tree is a county champion - the largest specimen in Yorkshire.

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Strawberry Tree identification

The Strawberry tree Arbutus unedo is an evergreen bush or small tree native to the Mediterranean region and south-western Ireland. It was first introduced to England from Ireland in the 16th century. It is now quite common in parks and gardens in warmer areas. The Hybrid Strawberry Tree is found in some gardens. This is a natural cross between the Strawberry Tree and the Cyprus Strawberry Tree.

Strawberry Tree identification – evergreen, toothed leaves, bell-like flowers and strawberry-like fruit in autumn, red-brown bark.The Strawberry Tree bears attractive red berries in late autumn but they are unpalatable (hence the scientific species name ‘unedo’ which means ‘I eat one-only’ ). However this observation may just mean that they do not taste as good as the hugely popular garden strawberry. In the Mediterranean region the fruit is used to make jam, marmalades, yogurt and brandy.

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Arbutus Unedo/ Strawberry Tree

Arbutus unedo is an evergreen shrub or small tree in the family Ericaceae, native to the Mediterranean Basin and Western Europe. The tree is well known for its fruits, the arbutus berry, which bear some resemblance to the strawberry, hence the common name strawberry tree.[2][3][4] However, it is not closely related to true strawberries of the genus Fragaria.

Its presence in Ireland also lends it the name "Irish strawberry tree", or cain, or cane apple (from the Irish name for the tree, caithne[5]), or sometimes "Killarney strawberry tree". The strawberry tree is the national tree of Italy because of its green leaves, its white flowers and its red berries, colors that recall the Italian flag.[6]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbutus_unedo

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