What: Arbutus unedo is a four-season evergreen shrub with outstanding flowers, fruit, leaves and bark. The small urn-shaped, whitish-pink flowers are produced from October to December. Three-quarter ...

Your digestive system is basically waging war against itself, and you’ve probably never heard of the humble fruit that might help broker peace. While millions of people suffer from ulcerative colitis, ...

What: Arbutus unedo, also known as the strawberry tree, is an easy-to-grow, four-season evergreen shrub with outstanding flowers, funky fruit, glossy green leaves and cinnamon-colored bark. Why plant ...

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 ...

Would you enjoy gathering handfuls of delicious fruit from your garden day after day from spring through autumn? If so, plant some strawberry trees. Although the tropical strawberry tree is among the ...

Fruit trees. Consider planting a guava tree. Make sure it’s a tropical guava (Psidium guajava) and not a pineapple guava (Feijoa sellowiana) or a strawberry guava (Psidium callleianum). The latter two ...

As UC Marin Master Gardeners, we have an obligation to provide science-based information. Sometimes, though, the science we need is elusive. Take the strawberry tree, the Arbutus ‘Marina’ or unedo.

Q: How well do strawberries grow in our Las Vegas climate? When is the best time to plant and fertilize them? Any other tips? A: Strawberries will grow and produce fruit in our Las Vegas climate. The ...