Foraging spot

Strawberry tree tree

Arbutus unedo. Soft red berries, mealy-sweet when fully ripe.

Coordinates: 37.855890, -122.234989

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What to do with it

• Eat the ripe red berries straight off the tree
• Cook into a soft jam or fruit paste
• Fold into muffins and quick breads

Ways to keep it

• Soft jam or fruit paste
• Country wine or liqueur (ferment)
• Dry the berries

About Strawberry tree

Arbutus unedo, commonly known as strawberry-tree, or strawberry tree, also called madroño in Spanish, is an evergreen shrub or small tree in the family Ericaceae, native to the Mediterranean Basin and Western Europe. The tree is well known for its fruit, the arbutus berry, which bears some resemblance to the strawberry, hence the common name strawberry-tree. However, it is not closely related to true strawberries of the genus Fragaria. Its presence in Ireland also lends it the name Irish strawberry-tree, or cain, or cane apple, from the Irish name for the tree, caithne, or sometimes Killarney strawberry-tree. The strawberry-tree is the national tree of Italy because of its green leaves, its white flowers and its red berries, colours that recall the Italian flag. The flower is the national flower of Italy.

From Wikipedia.