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.

), a broad-leaved flowering evergreen with everything but fragrance to recommend it, looks terrific year-round and does well in the Northwest. A cousin of the Northwest native madrone it's hardy to ...

Compact evergreen trees for winter presence are few and far between. But the strawberry tree, Arbutus unedo, delivers beautifully with its neatly serrated leathery foliage and refined shape. By late ...

Why would I recommend a tree that's short-lived, brittle in the wind and sensitive to low temperatures? Because it's a pretty, fast-growing, small tree that bears clusters of delicious, half-inch-wide ...

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 ...

Seeing double: Arbutus unedo, the strawberry tree, bears flowers and fruit simultaneously Ursula Buchan says the strawberry tree is a remarkable plant because it simultaneously bears flowers and fruit ...