Germinating strawberry tree (arbutus unedo)

[shaneatwell]

Latest batch from my favorite tree sitting in coco coir in the fridge for 2 months:



And the products of my previous attempt. Two pics of seeds that germinated in coco coir and then transplanted:





Plus some seeds that I similarly cold stratified, but in a paper towel in a ziplock. They got moldy so i threw them all in a pot:



And lastly the sole seedling I got from my first attempt when I didn't use cold stratification:

[fruit delivery vancouver]

Are you going to grow a shrub or a tree? I have seen these trees in Porto in Portugal. They were selling alcohol brewed from the fruits.

I only  tried the fruits in a jam they make a delicious snack with it.

#it would be lovely to see some more photos.

Sarah
office fruits and snacks
www.fruitfulloffices.ca

[shaneatwell]

Once I get them in the ground somewhere I'll probably let them do whatever without pruning. Seem to end up as large bushes around here.

Would love to try that drink, think its called medronho.

Here's some pictures from this morning. Many have died. I think I let them get too dry and hot in their little pots. Only one has really started pushing, the one in the largest pot. Not pictured are a couple plants in the front yard, supposedly the best tasting available here (Elfin King). None of them grow very fast.

[Tropheus76]

I had one in FL. It died recently. Not sure why. Maybe too wet or too much iron? Even after three years in ground I never did get it to bloom. This year it just blackened and died.