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Arbutus
Also called Madrones, Hybrid Strawberry Tree, Strawberry Tree, Strawberry Trees
Arbutus is a genus of about 12 evergreen trees and shrubs in the heather family, native to the Mediterranean, western Europe, the Canary Islands and North America, known as madrones or strawberry trees. Most are grown outdoors and dislike root disturbance, so plant them once and leave them undisturbed.
Arbutus is a genus of 12 accepted species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae, native to temperate regions of the Mediterranean, western Europe, the Canary Islands and North America, and commonly called madrones, madronas, or strawberry trees. The name Arbutus was taken by taxonomists from Latin, where it referred to the species now designated Arbutus unedo.
Arbutus species are used as food plants by some Lepidoptera species including emperor moth, Pavonia pavonia and the madrone butterfly. The distribution of the latter species is in fact heavily affected by the distribution of the madrone.
Several species are widely cultivated as ornamental plants outside of their natural ranges, though cultivation is often difficult due to their intolerance of root disturbance.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
