Arbutus unedo 'Compacta', Compact Strawberry Tree intermittent water or visually exciting in a

or visually exciting in a sweeping swath

Rounded heart-shaped leaves turn from a light green in spring

and a five-inch flower cluster

The male catkins are long and the mature female catkins are short and cone-like—a doubly ornamented winter tree

Arbutus unedo 'Compacta', Compact Strawberry Tree intermittent water or visually exciting in aThis dense shrub is serviceable in that it does nearly everything, and beautiful in that it does it well! It has evergreen, glossy, lance shaped leaves, cinnamon bark, clusters of urn shaped white flowers, and very attractive one inch globose fruits (edible but usually pithy and bland, but I still like them because sometimes the darkest red ones can be very sweet and jam like). Flower and fruit (light green, yellow, orange, and red) will adorn the