{"id":1417146,"date":"2011-12-31T07:59:23","date_gmt":"2011-12-31T07:59:23","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-24T18:45:18","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T13:15:18","slug":"arbutus-unedo","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/arbutus-unedo\/","title":{"rendered":"Arbutus unedo (Cultivated)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Arbutus<\/i> unedo<\/i> L.<\/span><\/a>, Sp. Pl. 395 1753<\/em>. (Syn: Arbutus<\/i> cassinifolia<\/i> Steud.<\/span><\/a>; Arbutus<\/i> crispa<\/i> Hoffmanns.<\/span><\/a>; Arbutus<\/i> croomii<\/i> auct.<\/span><\/a>; Arbutus<\/i> integrifolia<\/i> Sims<\/span><\/a>; Arbutus<\/i> intermedia<\/i> Heldr. ex Nyman<\/span><\/a>; Arbutus<\/i> laurifolia<\/i> L.f.<\/span><\/a>; Arbutus<\/i> microphylla<\/i> auct.<\/span><\/a>; Arbutus<\/i> nothocomaros<\/i> Heldr. ex Nyman<\/span><\/a>; Arbutus<\/i> pavarii<\/i> Pamp.<\/span><\/a>; Arbutus<\/i> procumbens<\/i> Kluk ex Besser<\/span><\/a>; Arbutus<\/i> salicifolia<\/i> (Lodd.) Cels ex Hoffmanns.<\/span><\/a>; Arbutus<\/i> serratifolia<\/i> Salisb.<\/span><\/a>; Arbutus<\/i> turbinata<\/i> Pers. ex Rchb.<\/span><\/a>; Arbutus<\/i> unedo<\/i> var. ellipsoidea<\/i> Aznov.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0..; Arbutus<\/i> vulgaris<\/i> Bubani<\/span><\/a>);<\/div>\n
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Common names: Irish strawberry-tree<\/span>; <\/span>strawberry-tree<\/span>, cane apples
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Bark used in tanning. Fruit used in preserves and alcoholic drinks.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Arbutus unedo (strawberry tree<\/b>, occasionally cane apple<\/b>) is an evergreen<\/span><\/a> shrub<\/span><\/a> or small tree<\/span><\/a> in the family<\/span><\/a> Ericaceae<\/span><\/a>, native to the <\/span>Mediterranean region<\/span><\/a> and western Europe north to western France and Ireland.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Due to its presence in southwest and northwest Ireland, it is known as either “Irish strawberry tree<\/strong>” or sometimes “<\/span>Killarney<\/strong><\/span><\/a> strawberry tree<\/strong>“.<\/span><\/div>\n
Arbutus unedo<\/i> grows to 5\u201310 m tall, rarely up to 15 m, with a trunk diameter of up to 80\u00a0cm. Zone: 7\u201310<\/span><\/div>\n
The <\/span>leaves<\/span><\/a> are dark green and glossy, 5\u201310\u00a0cm (2\u20134\u00a0in) long and 2\u20133\u00a0cm (0.8\u20131.2\u00a0in) broad, with a serrated margin.<\/span><\/div>\n
The <\/span>hermaphrodite<\/span><\/a> flowers<\/span><\/a> are white (rarely pale pink), bell-shaped, 4\u20136\u00a0mm diameter, produced panicles of 10\u201330 together in autumn. They are pollinated by bees.<\/span><\/div>\n
The <\/span>fruit<\/span><\/a> is a red berry, 1\u20132\u00a0cm diameter, with a rough surface, maturing 12 months at the same time as the next flowering. The fruit is edible, though many people find it bland and meally; the name ‘unedo’ is explained by <\/span>Pliny the Elder<\/span><\/a> as being derived from unum edo<\/i> “I eat one”,[4]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> which may seem an apt response to the flavour.<\/span><\/div>\n
Arbutus unedo<\/i> serves as a bee plant for <\/span>honey<\/span><\/a> production, and the fruits are food for birds. The fruits are also used to make <\/span>jams<\/span><\/a>, beverages, and <\/span>liqueurs<\/span><\/a> (such as the Portuguese medronho<\/a><\/i>, a type of strong brandy). Honey produced has a characteristic bitter taste.[6]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/div>\n
In <\/span>folk medicine<\/span><\/a>, the plant has been used for antiseptic, astringent, intoxicant, rheumatism, and tonic purposes.[7]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/div>\n
Arbutus unedo<\/em> is cultivated as an <\/span>ornamental plant<\/span><\/a> by <\/span>plant nurseries<\/span><\/a>. It is used as a single or muti-trunked <\/span>ornamental tree<\/span><\/a>, and as a specimen or <\/span>hedge<\/span><\/a> shrub<\/span><\/a> in gardens and public landscapes. When grown as a tree rather than a shrub, basal sprouts are kept pruned off. The plant prefers well-drained soils, and low to moderate soil moisture.<\/span><\/div>\n
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041011-MS – 50- – strawberry tree<\/a>:\u00a0\u00a0Attaching a \u00a0photograph of\u00a0Arbutus unedo<\/em>,<\/div>\n
commonly called Strawberry\u00a0Tree, Apple of Cain,<\/strong> or Cane Apple<\/strong>.<\/div>\n
Family Ericaceae<\/em>.<\/div>\n
Unfortunately, I have only one photograph showing the fruits.<\/div>\n
Habit photo is untraceable, though I remember to have photographed a few.
\nPlace :\u00a0<\/span>San Francisco botanical garden<\/span>, <\/span>California<\/span>.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Yes very commonly grown in California<\/span><\/p>\n

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I think the fruits are edible. \u00a0 Please see the link :
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Ericaceae (incl. Vacciniaceae) Fortnight: Arbutus unedo from California-GSAPR01<\/a> : 4 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (4).<\/div>\n
Arbutus<\/span><\/i> unedo<\/i> L<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Common names: Irish strawberry-tree<\/span>; <\/span>strawberry-tree<\/span>, cane apples<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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Evergreen small tree with oblong to obovate up to 10 cm long leaves, shining above, serrate; flowers white to pinkish, 5-7 mm long, in up to 6 cm long drooping panicles; corolla urceolate; fruit red to orange, nearly globose, up to 4 cm, strawberry-like in appearance.<\/span><\/span>
\nCommonly planted in California.<\/span> Bark used in tanning. Fruit used in preserves and alcoholic drinks.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Ericaceae (incl. Vacciniaceae) Fortnight :: Unknown?? :: Stanford :: SMP APR20<\/a> : 2 posts by 2 authors. 2 images.
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Ericaceae (incl. Vacciniaceae) Fortnight :: Unknown?? :: SFO Bot.garden:: SMP APR18<\/a> : 2 posts by 2 authors. 1 image.
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Red & Yellow Fruits : Arbutus unedo : California : 04NOV14 : AK-11<\/a> : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5)<\/span>
\nFlowers seen in San Francisco<\/span>, fruits in Fremont.
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Ericaceae (incl. Vacciniaceae) Fortnight :: Unknown?? :: Mountainview :: SMP APR19<\/a> :\u00a0\u00a03 posts by 3 authors. 1 image.
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Is it Arbutus unedo<\/i>? after observing … post.<\/p>\n

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arbutus<\/em> alright
\nbut the fruit even if it is not fully developed does not look like the strawberry red fruits…\u00a0 and the red flowers are not the A. unedo<\/em> flowers..<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
cultivar called oktoberfest… of A. unedo<\/em>., this cultivar has deep pink to red\u00a0 flowers.<\/div>\n
but it would all depend on the whole tree and bark characteristics..<\/div>\n
on the other hand it could be\u00a0 the marina variety… esp. since it seems to me its a low branched one judging from the way someone is holding the fruit..
\ndid you take pictures of the whole tree and the bark…
\nunedo<\/em> bark is very unique and marina bark just peels off.
\nmarina is considered a hybrid: between Arbutus unedo<\/em> and Arbutus andrachne<\/em>, how did it get pink flowers is anybody’s guess. since both parents I have seen have the similar colored beige -cream flowers.
\nand bottom of the fruit would be really round, its not really here…<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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the fruit has bothered me… shape and the bottom surface
\ncould it be still the uva ursi member…
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After seeing the upload today, and seeing flowers on the web, I really got confused momentarily, and thought of checking my posts critically, but then description of two genera on Flora and North America and my own pictures from California on our website<\/p>\n

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The clue is totally entire leaves, usually hairy on surface, and drupe fruit with smooth surface in Arctostaphylos<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n
Crenate leaf margins, glabrous surface and strawberry like fruit, a berry with tubercled surface.<\/span><\/div>\n
It is Arbutus unedo<\/em> without any doubt.<\/div>\n
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Rosaceae Fortnight: Rosa of Indonesia 3-PW-020915<\/a>\u00a0: 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (<\/span>1<\/span>)
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This is Arbutus unedo,<\/em> of Ericaceae<\/em>.
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Unusual Arbutus unedo or something else from California-GS28042023-1<\/a>: 7 high res. images.
\nThis year I photographed this tree<\/span> from Fremont, California,<\/span> which has leaves and fruits of Arbutus unedo<\/em> (I have uploaded on our group earlier\u00a0https:\/\/groups.google.com\/g\/indiantreepix\/c\/5<\/a>) but this tree differs\u00a0in flowers which are hanging in dense bunches and corolla lobes are free nearly upto base, not typical urceolate (urn-shaped with narrowed top, slightly notched at tip).<\/span> Any clue about this unusual tree.
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Yes, it looks different from Arbutus unedo<\/em>.<\/p>\n
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Vaccinium ovatum\u00a0<\/i>Pursh ?<\/p>\n

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Yes it is not the Vaccinium ovatum\u00a0<\/i>Pursh !<\/p>\n

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There are several Arbutus<\/em> native to southern USA and Mexico. I think they all have urceolate flowers rather like A. unedo<\/em>. This may be an odd floral mutant.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Arbutus unedo L., Sp. Pl. 395 1753. (Syn: Arbutus cassinifolia Steud.; Arbutus crispa Hoffmanns.; Arbutus croomii auct.; Arbutus integrifolia Sims; Arbutus intermedia Heldr. ex Nyman; Arbutus laurifolia L.f.; Arbutus microphylla auct.; Arbutus nothocomaros Heldr. ex Nyman; Arbutus pavarii Pamp.; Arbutus procumbens Kluk ex Besser; Arbutus salicifolia (Lodd.) Cels ex Hoffmanns.;…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[9190],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-1417146","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-arbutus"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1417146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1417146"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/1417146\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1417146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=1417146"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=1417146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}