This product is offered for sale for home delivery exclusively via our website only. The images represent established plants, the supplied product may be younger. All heights listed are approximate and fully established plant heights may vary. The amount of foliage, buds or bloom on the plant will depend on what part of the season the product is purchased. Please see description below for full product details.Evergreen trees that suit the British climate are few and far between and this is a perfect example of one that will give all-round interest. With shiny, deep-green, leathery leaves, pretty cream autumn flowers and colourful fruit, the Strawberry tree deserves to be far more widely grown. This is an easy tree to grow anywhere and suits coastal regions too. It grows steadily, forming a nicely proportioned medium-sized bush, which is covered with lustrous foliage throughout the year. In autumn you\'ll enjoy panicles of creamy bell-shaped blooms, which are not unlike Lily of the valley in appearance and are particularly welcome as winter approaches. The orange-red, globe-shaped fruits ripen in autumn from the previous year\'s flowers, giving the whole tree a very decorative look at this time of year. Fruits are edible but sharp-tasting when raw so best left on the tree for their ornamental value– although they can be used in preserves.Top Tips- Make the most of your strawberry tree by removing old, twiggy growth which obscures its delightful, peeling bark.Care GuidePlanting Advice for Strawberry Tree - Arbutus unedo:- Select an appropriate spot with enough space to allow your plants to grow. Sun and warmth are essential, so choose a sheltered position in well-drained soil as plants dislike wet roots.- Plant in spring where possible, to allow the plant several months to acclimatise before winter sets in.- Dig a hole twice the width of the roots, forking over the bottom to loosen the soil, then add some good quality fertiliser, compost or well-rotted manure. We\'ve found that a square hole is better than a round one as the new roots, once they reach the edges tend to grow in a circle round the circumference of the hole whereas when they reach the corners of a square hole, they find it easier to grow through.- Plant at the same depth as the tree was in its pot.- Holding the tree upright in position with one hand, slowly backfill the hole with soil, so the soil falls back around the roots.- Compact the soil around the plant with your heel to ensure good contact around the roots.- Spread Mycorrhizal granules in contact with the roots when planting.- Mulch around the base of the plant with a collar, compost, gravel, bark etc.- Do not allow plants to dry out. Water the plants at least weekly – especially in dry weather – for the first 8 weeks.Aftercare Advice for your Strawberry Tree:- Plants can develop spotty leaves in the autumn, but these tend to fall to be replaced by new ones. These leaves can be removed by hand to improve the look of your tree.Pruning Advice for Arbutus Strawberry Tree:- There is no real need to prune trees and shrubs for the first couple of years. Prune established trees in summer using good quality secateurs, removing weak shoots and overlapping branches.- Pruning can be kept to a minimum and is just a case of removing any dead or damaged branches.- Strawberry trees naturally produce a lot of twiggy branches which die back - these can be removed to expose the peeling bark.Planting Time:February - NovemberFlowering Time:NovemberFruiting Time:October - NovemberAbout You GardenEstablished for over 50 years, our award winning trusted plant supplier are based in South Lincolnshire. Their experienced team take care of a wide variety of both native and continental plants.Delivery InformationThis product benefits from a specialised plant shipment service and is delivered directly from the supplier. All products are packaged with extreme care and transported in specially designed plant containers. Delivery is only available to mainland England and Wales (see delivery exclusion information below) for this product. Please be aware when ordering multiple plants they may be arrive on different dates. This is due to some of the products being dispatched from separate warehouses to ensure the best conditions for delivery.Delivery exclusions: Regrettably we are unable to deliver to: AB, BT, DD8-11, GY, HS, IM, IV, JE, KA27-28, KW, PA20-80, PH19-50, TR21-25, ZE. Order received to excluded delivery location will be automatically cancelled and refunded. Please note: Plants and trees are classed as perishable goods and are excluded from our returns policy. This does not affect your statutory rights. See our Cancellation & Returns page for further details.In the unlikely event that you receive your goods damaged or you have been sent the incorrect item, please report your issues to our customer service team within 24 hours. Perishable goods cannot be returned unless we have sent the wrong item, or they are damaged.