Compact Strawberry Bush
Arbutus unedo 'Compacta'
Dense, upright branches hold masses of white flowers followed by red strawberry-like fruit. Slow growing, with a graceful branching habit and dark glossy green leaves, this attractive, low maintenance shrub thrives in lean soil and is drought tolerant when established. Use as single accent shrub or mass for screens or hedges. Evergreen.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | AR-bu-tus EW-nee-do kom-PAK-ta |
| Key feature: | Year-round Interest |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 7 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Sunset climate zones: | 4 - 24 |
| Water Needs: | Once established, needs only occasional watering. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate growing 6 to 8 ft. tall, 5 to 6 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Growth habit: | Round |
| Flower attribute: | Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Attracts Hummingbirds, Dwarf Plant |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Privacy Screen |
| Flower color: | White |
| Blooms: | Fall |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 0290 |
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Care Information
Provide a site with well drained soil and follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering may be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a tidy, neat appearance, prune annually to shape. Pruning time: winter.
Design Ideas
This fine evergreen can be grown as a large shrub or a multi-trunked small tree, where its ruddy, peeling bark can be admired. Flowers and fruit can appear at the same time. Plant it as a single specimen or as a large, informal hedge.
Dense, upright branches hold masses of white flowers followed by red strawberry-like fruit. Slow growing, with a graceful branching habit and dark glossy green leaves, this attractive, low maintenance shrub thrives in lean soil and is drought tolerant when established. Use as single accent shrub or mass for screens or hedges. Evergreen.
Care Information
Provide a site with well drained soil and follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering may be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a tidy, neat appearance, prune annually to shape. Pruning time: winter.
Design Ideas
This fine evergreen can be grown as a large shrub or a multi-trunked small tree, where its ruddy, peeling bark can be admired. Flowers and fruit can appear at the same time. Plant it as a single specimen or as a large, informal hedge.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | AR-bu-tus EW-nee-do kom-PAK-ta |
| Key feature: | Year-round Interest |
| Plant type: | Shrub |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 7 - 9 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Sunset climate zones: | 4 - 24 |
| Water Needs: | Once established, needs only occasional watering. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate growing 6 to 8 ft. tall, 5 to 6 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Growth habit: | Round |
| Flower attribute: | Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Attracts Hummingbirds, Dwarf Plant |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Privacy Screen |
| Flower color: | White |
| Blooms: | Fall |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 0290 |
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