Arbutus unedo / Strawberry Tree
Price range: €30.00 through €395.00
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Description
Quick Facts
- Foliage: Evergreen, glossy green leaves
- Flowers: Small, bell-shaped white flowers in autumn
- Fruit: Strawberry-like fruits that ripen as the next flowers appear (often at the same time)
- Position: Full sun to partial shade; sheltered from very cold winds
- Soil: Free-draining soil; tolerant once established
- Habit: Large shrub/small tree with a naturally rounded shape
- Great for: Specimen planting, coastal gardens, wildlife gardens, year-round structure
- Wildlife: Flowers for pollinators; fruit for birds
Why you’ll love it
Arbutus unedo is one of those rare plants that feels quietly magical — an evergreen that can carry flowers and fruit together, just when the rest of the garden is winding down. In autumn, it’s dotted with delicate white bells, and at the same time you often see the ripening, strawberry-like fruits hanging nearby, adding warm colour and a sense of abundance.
It’s a beautiful choice as a specimen shrub or small tree: glossy foliage, a naturally good shape, and that year-round presence that makes a garden feel settled and mature.
Caragh Garden Notebook (our growing tips)
Plant your strawberry tree in a sunny, sheltered spot with free-draining soil. It’s particularly happy in milder, coastal conditions, and once established it’s surprisingly resilient and low-maintenance.
Water regularly for the first season to help it root in, then it will cope well with drier spells. Avoid heavy, waterlogged ground in winter — if your soil is on the heavier side, improve drainage with grit and organic matter, or plant slightly raised.
Minimal pruning is needed: just remove any crossing branches or lightly shape after flowering if you wish.
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