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"I wanted you to know that I am delighted with the plants that arrived last week, so beautifully packed. I am particularly pleased to have my old friend Azalea ledifolia ‘Alba’ again as the original petered out after 43 years, having been moved twice. I now understand better the cost of post and packing. "
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ARBUTUS unedo

Associated Products

Vitax Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser 0.9 kg

(0.9 kg - c&p inc) £6.00

Vitax Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser 2.5 kg

(2.5 kg - c&p inc) £10.00

Vitax Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser 4.5 kg

(4.5 kg - c&p inc) £16.00

Additional Plant Details

  • Good to know - fruit is edible but bland and mealy. An inventory in a Wimbledon garden in 1649 includes the Irish arbutis. Wildlife plant - insects.
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    Pests & Diseases - aphids, leaf spot.

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    Place of Origin - southwestern Ireland, southeastern Europe, Turkey, Lebanon,

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    Tree Shape: Rounded to broadly spreading

Delivery Information

Now is our busy spring period - orders are being packed 6 days a week, however please remember it may be 10 days before you RECEIVE your plants.

Orders can also be collected in person from our Nurseries, or some of our shows - just tell us during the checkout process.

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ARBUTUS unedo

Killarney strawberry tree.

White flowers, red fruit

Burncoose Catalogue Code

Evergreen - oval, shallowly-toothed, glossy, mid-green leaves to 10cm (4in) long.
Tree - spreading, sometimes shrubby tree with rough, shredding, red-brown bark. Small, pitcher-shaped flowers in pendent panicles to 5cm (2in) long appear in autumn with previous year's ripening fruit.

Hardiness Rating

Fully hardy - Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F) - when mature.

Mature Dimensions
overall height and width of plant once mature

Height and Spread - 8m (25ft)

Preferred Location

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Full Sun - sheltered spot

Soil Conditions

fertile well drained soil - humus rich
Neutral to acid soil - will tolerate alkaline soils

Flowers In

Jan
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Buy ARBUTUS unedo

Pot size: 2.5 or 3 Litre

£13.50 each
Pot size: 7.5 Litre
Large
£45.00 each

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Varieties

ARBUTUS unedo 'Compacta'

ARBUTUS unedo 'Compacta'  >

Killarney strawberry tree
Smaller growing form with a dense habit
£14.50 each

ARBUTUS unedo 'Rubra'

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Killarney strawberry tree
Hardy evergreen shrub with deep pink flowers.
£14.50 each


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