Strawberry Tree

Did you know

• The species name 'unedo' reportedly comes from Pliny the Elder's Latin phrase meaning 'I eat only one' because the fruit is bland.
• It is one of the few trees that flowers and fruits simultaneously, with ripe red berries and white flowers on the same branch.
• The fruit can be fermented to make a traditional Portuguese spirit called medronho, sometimes called 'firewater.'
• It features prominently on the coat of arms of Madrid, shown with a bear eating its berries.
• Despite being typically Mediterranean, it grows wild in Ireland's mild southwest, a remnant of ancient warmer climates.

Color meanings

Uses

• ornamental tree
• fruit production
• honey production
• traditional spirits