21 August 2008

In the yard (again)

Fruit of the strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo)

4 comments:

Dan said...

Looks like lychee (tastes like cheekyn? :-)

Unknown said...

I like these! Are these blossoms or fruit?

Unknown said...

These are the fruit -- start out yellow, turning to red when ripe. So usually three colors on a tree (yellow, a nice orange color, and bright red). The flowers are tiny little bell-shaped clusters. I tried to get some pictures of those, but it was too windy to get any in focus.

Apparently they are edible and good for jams. Haven't tried that, though.

Oh, just found on wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry_Tree) that you can also make a liqueur! And, a she-bear and strawberry tree are the symbol of Madrid. Who knew?

Tara Deal said...

I've never even heard of a strawberry tree.