STRAWBERRY TREE --Arbutus unedo 'Compacta'-- Gasteria part shade to dappled mostly

part shade to dappled mostly sun

Originally from Madagascar

Produces large clusters of lime yellow spiky star-shaped flowers with maroon centers throughout the summer

it is noted that the Greeks used the fruit to provoke their war elephants in preparation for battle

only water when close to dry

STRAWBERRY TREE --Arbutus unedo 'Compacta'-- Gasteria part shade to dappled mostlyOne of the coolest looking fruit trees! Fruit transitions through a range of fiery yellow orange red colors as it ripens. Fruits have a banana like consistency, and are sweet and good eaten raw or as preserves, syrup, or fermented and distilled. High in antioxidants, loved by bees and birds, nice as a wind barrier, and fire resistant. Produces a rare, highly esteemed honey in Sardinia. Grows up to 30'.