Arbutus unedo 'Oktoberfest', Strawberry Tree columnar dense with branches and wine-red

dense with branches and wine-red twigs

evergreen leaves are sparse (at least here in the Northwest)—all the better to see these truly arresting flowers that hummingbirds love as much as we do

layered branching creates a mounding effect

It's a well-formed dense shrub

Mature size: 2 ft T

Arbutus unedo 'Oktoberfest', Strawberry Tree columnar dense with branches and wine-redThis is a versatile, evergreen beauty: tough enough to thrive in common roadside plantings and pretty enough to be a specimen in sophisticated gardens. The urn shaped, glowing, PINK, fall flowers, and simultaneous, showy, round orange red fruit (sort of strawberry sized) ornament the plant on into winter. The fruits are edible if you so desire but sadly they are not as sweet & tasty as genuine strawberries. Attractive, flaky, brownish orange bark and