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Strawberry Tree

Arbutus unedo

Photo by sidhe.dhu
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Field Notes

Description:

Tree or shrub with oval leaves. Berries or fruit are almost spiky and go from green to yellow to orange to red. Size is about 3/4"

Habitat:

Found in several places in Getty villa.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (6)
Seema
Fruit is sweet but has insipid taste, however, a good dietary source for birds. The fruit-laden tree looks fabulous.
lindistar
Have a look at this link, I'm pretty sure it is the strawberry tree: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbutus_unedo In Portugal the fruit is used to make a strong 'firewater' called Medronho. The Monchique area is well-known for it's homemade and very strong varieties
lindistar
I wonder is it the fruit of the 'strawberry tree' which are used to make 'medronho' in Portugal?
alicelongmartin
An interesting picture, but we need you to locate where you saw this on the map on the right side of the page. It helps with ID. Welcome to project noah
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PublishedMarch 25, 2011

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