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strawberry tree

An evergreen shrub or small tree (Arbutus unedo), native to the Mediterranean and W Europe north to Ireland; leaves reddish, leathery; flowers white, bell-shaped, in drooping clusters; fruits red, spherical, covered with soft warts. (Family: Ericaceae.)

For other uses of "Strawberry", see Strawberry (disambiguation).
iStrawberry Tree

Strawberry tree leaves and fruit
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Arbutus
Species: A. unedo
Binomial name
Arbutus unedo
L.

The Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo L.) is an evergreen shrub or small tree in the family Ericaceae, native to the Mediterranean region and western Europe north to western France and Ireland.

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