Available sizes: From 2m to 4.5m tall (and everything in-between)
Root type: Available as containerised, bare root or root ball depending on time of year
Lead time: 10 working days
Price: Contact our sales team at [email protected] for our best prices and availability.

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Position: Best in full sun, will tolerate only a little shade. Good for coastal gardens.
Soil: Any moist but well drained soil, acid or alkaline
Rate of growth: Around 10- 20cm per year.
Height: Reaches around 8m tall without pruning, but can be kept smaller to suit.
Spread: Can spread to around 6-8m across, but can be kept smaller with pruning.
Flowers: Clusters of attractive white bell shaped flowers in autumn

Fruit: Rounded yellow then orange and finally red fruits ripen fully in autumn. Edible but not tasty

Grown as a multi-stemmed plant, Arbutus unedo makes a terrific choice, as this allows the plant to really show off one of its finest features – wonderful bark. As the tree matures, trunks of this evergreen slowly develop an impressively gnarled appearance, the bark initially rough and reddish-brown, but then peeling in long slender strips which shows off the coppery-orange hues below. It is nothing short of spectacular. Kept this way, Arbutus unedo has an architectural form too, with its low, dome-shaped canopy of dark glossy green leaves. And, of course, you will still benefit from the tree’s impressive white flowers in autumn which are often coupled with showy red or orange fruits which remain on the tree for a good year after developing.

For expert advice, prices and availability, please contact our helpful and friendly sales team at [email protected] or speak to us on 01753 628664, we are here to help with your next planting project.