Arbutus unedo
Arbutus unedo
Location: Kyoto Botanical Garden- Location: Kyoto Botanical Garden
- Flower nameArbutus unedo
- Scientific nameArbutus unedo
- AliasArbutus unedo, ストロベリーツリー
- Place of originSouthern Europe
- Place of floweringGarden
- Flowering seasonNovember, December
What is Arbutus unedo
Arbutus unedo (scientific name: Arbutus unedo) is a cold-hardy evergreen mid-sized shrub of the family Ericaceae, native to Southern Europe.
There is a dwarf cultivar, the Arbutus unedo 'Compacta', (scientific name: Arbutus unedo 'Compacta') , which is 1 to 3 metres tall.
Common name: Arbutus unedo, scientific name: Arbutus unedo, Origin: Southern Europe, Tree height: 2 - 5 m, flower diameter: 0.5 cm, corolla type: bell shape, inflorescence form: conical inflorescence, flowering period: November to December, flower color: white / light pink, fruit color: green → yellow → orange → red, fruit set Season: September to October the following year, fruit diameter: 2 cm.
- OrderEricales
- FamilyEricaceae
- GenusArbutus
- SpeciesA. unedo
- Type of flowerRadial symmetrical flower
- Array of flowerCone / Compound inflorescence
- Petal shapeBell-shaped
- Leaf typeOval
- Edge of the leafSerrated
- Life typecold-hardy evergreen mid-sized shrub
- Flower colorsPink White
- Colors of the leavesGreen
- Fruit colorRed Orange Yellow
- Height200.0 ~ 500.0 cm
- Diameter of flower0.4 ~ 0.6 cm
