Arbutus x andrachnoides 26/7 Restock Native to Japan and eastern

Native to Japan and eastern Asia

In the garden its graceful habit and long bloom suit it to an informal hedge

and the gold-striped fronds light up a dim corner

Green through summer

sweet almond verbena can be trained as a small multi-stemmed tree in subtropical gardens or grown as a dieback shrub farther north

Arbutus x andrachnoides 26/7 Restock Native to Japan and easternA hybrid strawberry tree, Arbutus x andrachnoides crosses the strawberry tree, Arbutus unedo, with the Grecian strawberry tree, A. andrachne, and takes the best of both: white, bell shaped flowers and pink, strawberry like fruit on a small evergreen tree, over dark green leaves an inch and a half to four inches long. The real prize comes with age, when the bark peels away to a smooth, rich red brown that rivals any madrone. Salt tolerant and handsome