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I was curious about this so call "strawberry" tree, the Arbutus unedo has nothing to do with strawberries. The fruits are delicious but if someone is expecting

• Jedd 4y ago
  Being prepared for disappointment is perpetually sage advice to the young. Lots of things don't taste as you'd expect from their names -- monkfish is the first that springs to mind. I mean, sure, they're fish-flavoured, but ... Mangosteens (my favourite fruit) are not at all like mangoes, kiwifruit taste more like a gooseberry than a chicken, dragonfruits are pleasantly delicate but way more bland than the fiery name suggests, and so on. If you don't like the surprise of the fruit from strawberry tree not tasting like a strawberry, then the tree tomato (tamarillo) will really annoy you. : )
  • perilunar 4y ago
    Kiwifruit is also known as Chinese gooseberry, so not surprising.
    • Jedd 4y ago
      I did not choose that word at random. : )
• dunham 4y ago
  I learned about them a few years ago when a bought a house and was trying to identify the plants in the yard. Prior to that I had seen them in San Francisco and wondered if they were edible. I snack on the fruits when ripe, but haven’t made anything out of them yet. Hummingbirds seem to love them and they’re evergreen, so they’re nice to have around aside from them fruit.