Photographs: Killarney, Co.Kerry

Strawberry-tree Arbutus unedo Caithne Family: Ericaceae Flowering September-December. Fruiting the following September-December. Evergreen small tree. Native. Part of the Lusitanian Flora The small creamy bell-shaped flowers are followed by edible but tasteless warty red fruit. Evergreen leaves are toothed and pointed, dark green above, paler below. Reddish-brown bark, peeling with age. Height to 12m Grows among heathy scrub and open oak woodland on shallow soil. Previously more common in Cork and Kerry and used for charcoal making.

Strawberry Tree, Arbutus unedo, Caithne