Sowing calendar · Trees and shrubs
Strawberry tree
Arbutus unedo · Medronheiro, Madroño, Arbousier, Erdbeerbaum, Corbezzolo, medronho
Calendar
Calendar for mainland Portugal.
- PlantFeb–Mar, Oct–Dec
- FloweringOct–Dec
- HarvestOct–Dec
- Spacing
- 400 cm between rows · 300 cm apart
- Sowing depth
- 0 cm
- Harvest after
- First crop after ~4 years
- Water need
- low
- Frost
- hardy
- Life cycle
- shrub
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Seed saving
- medium · keeps ~2 years
Notes
Native to Portuguese hills (Monchique, Serra do Caldeirão); grows in poor acid soil and resprouts after fire. Flowers and ripe fruit appear together in autumn.
Months for mainland Portugal. In the app, sowing and planting follow your own local climate and the forecast.