6/27/2023 0 Comments Strawberry treeArbutus 'Marina' was named and introduced into the California nursery trade in 1984 by the Saratoga Horticultural Foundation from cuttings taken from a tree in the San Francisco garden of Carla and Victor Reiter, though the origin of this tree is a bit of a mystery. This tree is likely a selection of Arbutus x andrachnoides, sometimes called the Red Barked Strawberry Tree, that is a naturally occurring hybrid between two European trees, the Strawberry Tree, Arbutus unedo that is found in the British Isles south through western Europe and the Grecian (or Greek) Strawberry Tree, Arbutus andrachne, that can be found around the Mediterranean regions of southeastern Europe east to northern Iraq. We grow this tree both trained up as a "Standard" with a high head for planting in patios and as a street tree and also in a natural low branching form (sometimes incorrectly called a "multi") – for images and information on the natural low branching form plants see our listing at Arbutus 'Marina' (low branching). This beautiful tree is a bit messy for some as it drops flowers, fruit, spent inflorescences, twigs and sheading bark year round and its placement location in the garden should reflect this. Hardy to 15-20 degrees F with some tip damage on young plants with temperatures in the low 20's F. It is considered to be "drought tolerant", but looks best with occasional summer watering. The flowers are followed by red gritty fruit that while technically edible, are not really that palatable. The pendulous clusters of urn-shaped white-blushed-pink flowers are produced year-round along the coast with peaks in spring and fall. The tree's growth causes the older bark to peel away from the trunk and branches revealing the beautiful shiny red new bark underneath. andrachne)Īrbutus 'Marina' (standard form) - A medium-sized evergreen tree, growing to 25-50 + feet tall with a broad dense crown. Arbutus 'Marina' (Standard) at San Marcos GrowersĪrbutus 'Marina' (Standard) - Marina Strawberry Tree
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