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Strawberry Tree- Arbutus unedo
shaneatwell:
Marina is passably good. I have two small elfin kings and i eat every fruit that's ripe. Small trees though. Both are a bit seedy so i just smash the fruit on the top of my mouth with my tongue and swallow.
I'd like to have a shot at making madronho, which is nice. Had some in Spain last summer.
There are selections available in europe (i believe), but I've not seen them here or tried hard to get them.
They do fine in heavy clay in California. Marina is a beautiful tree.
SoCal2warm:
I've seen some of them (and tasted fruits) in Olympia, WA. That's zone 8a.
I don't think they do extremely well there but they have no problem surviving.
Florian:
I have one and I am in zone 7b/8a. It does well enough and always looks good. I was told that below -15C it can freeze back. We haven't seen such temps since it was planted, so I cannot comment on that.
It is a lovely tree, care-free and a bumblebee magnet late in the year. It tolerates pruning very well.
Perplexed:
Thanks Florian. Do you have the hybrid 'Marina' or just the original species unedo?
Florian:
It is the ordinary Arbutus unedo. I will snap a pic when I get around to it.
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