25 STRAWBERRY TREE Edible Red Berry Tree Arbutus Unedo Seeds Irish Killarney

Description:
Name: Strawberry Tree
Other common names: Irish Strawberry Tree, Cain Apple, Killarney Strawberry Tree
Scientific name: Arbutus Unedo
Color: White Flowers, Red Fruit
Plant seeds: Fall sow seeds or cold stratify
Bloom time: Fall flowers
Harvest: Fruit Nov – Dec
Hardiness zone: 7 – 11
Plant height: 15 – 30′
Plant spacing: 20 – 30′
Light requirements: Sun – Part shade
Soil & water preferences: Average
Quantity: 25 Seeds
The Strawberry Tree is a shrub or small tree originally from the Mediterranean and Western Europe. They are grown both for their edible fruit as well as their ornamental value. While the Strawberry Tree can grow to 30’ tall, the plants typically do not reach that height or width in cultivation. They can even be grown in a container and will tolerate dryness or clay soil well.
The Strawberry Tree has dark green glossy evergreen leaves and fragrant white flowers that are scented like honey and are high in nectar, attracting honeybees. The flowers bloom in clusters of drooping bell-shaped blossoms.
Strawberry Tree fruit takes a year to mature, starting out green and slowly changing through lemony yellow to peach and orangey pink, and finally to red. The fruits do not mature all at the same time, so you will get to enjoy all of the different fruit colors at once, along with the white flowers.
The Strawberry Tree’s fruit is round and knobby with a 1” (2 cm) diameter. The edible fruit is sweet and tastes similar to a fig and can be eaten raw or used in jams, desserts, drinks, and liqueurs. Birds also enjoy the berries.
Materials: Seeds, Ziplock Poly Bag, Labeled with, Color Photo, Plant Stats, Planting Instructions.