A member of the heath family, it belongs to the genus Arbutus, of which there are at least fourteen species of flowering shrubs and trees. Arbutus unedo is indigenous to southern Europe and Ireland.

Pacific madrone and strawberry tree are two similar evergreen trees. Our native madrone, Arbutus menziesii, grows to 120 feet and is distinct in the landscape because of its smooth red bark and glossy ...

Since I've lately been noticing bot dying madrones and healthy young arbutus marina I want to take the opportunity to discuss these two very similar trees. In my experience, arbutus marina has been ...

The Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii) can be a magnificent tree. I saw a rare, huge specimen in a wooded area way up Mt. Veeder Road. Thinking it might be of Champion proportions, I measured its ...

WHEN GARDENERS ask for “small” trees, as they so often do, they’re usually not looking for a tree at all. What gardeners and landscape designers have long been seeking is a miniature treelike plant ...

My neighbor Lars recently replanted his hillside and included some strawberry trees, Arbutus unedo. Strawberry tree is native to southwest Ireland, southern Europe and parts of the Mediterranean ...

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