Marina Strawberry Tree Japanese Gardens

Marina Strawberry Tree Japanese GardensA somewhat tender, but highly desirable small yard tree, Arbutus 'Marina' has characteristics of Manzinata and Madrone trees. Now considered a natural hybrid of two tree species native to the Mediterranean region, Arbutus unedo and Arbutus andrachne. The most desirable characteristic is its bark, which peels away from the trunk and branches revealing the beautiful shiny red new bark underneath. The pendulous clusters of urn shaped white blushed pink

the tips are sulfur yellow

but in winter it takes center stage

A must for the collector

Early bloomers are usually more upright and vigorous

The tree has upright main branches and long (often several feet) pendulous branchlets bearing blue-green

Multi-trunked specimen trees with shaggy bark have eye-catching appeal

making it one of the longest for bright and colorful flowers

when he decided to make them available to us

'Ben Morrison' is one such hybrid that those involved felt most closely achieved Ben's goal

One of the best rhododendrons for foliage and form

catawbience and R

This super-hardy yellow rhododendron from David Leach has nice foliage and lovely light yellow flowers