Strawberry Trees, Arbutus unedo

Photo taken Locality: Greece, Crete, Chania, Agios Dikeos mt
Photo taken by:
Spyridakis, G.
Photo taken date:
March 2013

Strawberry Tree

Plants

Photo of maquis vegetation with Strawberry Trees, Arbutus unedo, in Agios Dikaios, Crete, Greece. It is a big evergreen shrub or small tree, restricted to non calcareous substrates. Its leaves are hard and leathery and its bell shaped flowers, appear in panicles in autumn. Its red berries are edible by both men and animals.