Arbutus canariensis is a relatively small growing evergreen ornamental tree sometimes referred to as the 'Strawberry tree' for its small red fruit.
GROWING CONDITIONS and LANDSCAPING USES
Prefering a humus rich but well drained soil it is grown for its glossy green foliage and extremly attractive 'mahogany' bark. Exellent specimens in gardens throughtout the Dandenong ranges, Pirianda Gardens, Tindale Gardens as well the Botanic Gardens in Melbourne and Ballarat. Fairly slow growing but a very attractive and durable tree once established. In rural areas use the sterile A. andrachnoides instead.
Available for sale from the following growers
YAMINA RARE PLANTS 'Justly famous for rare and unusual plants' -
Don & Peter Teese
25 Moores Rd Monbulk VIC 3793
PH (03) 9756 6335 FAX (03) 9752 0308 www.yaminarareplants.com.au
