Cane-apple bush
The Cane-apple bush ( Arbutus unedo ), or tree with strawberries , is a shrub or a small tree of the Mediterranean basin Western of the family of the éricacées .
Pline Old the explains its name of " thus; unedo" : " The arbutus-berry is a fruit without merit; the name which it carries (unedo) indicates it; it comes from what one eats only one arbutus-berry (unum edo) "
Today, this perhaps ignored but however very fine fruit, is appreciated in the north of Morocco where the children sell it at the edge of the roads of the Rif in November.
This species is regarded as sensitive to fire and pyrophile
Description
The cane-apple bush is a tree from 5 to 15 meters in height.
Its Feuille S with edge toothed of ten centimetres length is persistent ovals, green dark shining above, pale green lower part. They are rich in Tanin S.
The Fleur S white-greenish, in the shape of white small bells hang in bunches and appear in September - October.
The fruit, called arbutus-berry (or Chinese strawberry ), orange red with maturity, is a bay fleshy, spherical, with rough skin, covered of small tapered points. It is an edible fruit which is ripe in winter, one can consume it believed, make jam, or make it of it ferment to produce an alcoholic drink. The flesh soft, a little farinaceous, is acidulated and sweetened, it contains many small Pépin S. the Fruit S spend one year to become ripe.
Use
This tree is also used for its decorative aspect. One finds many cane-apple bushes in the south of the Corsica France and in particular in .The red bark brown is Diurétique. In Decoction, its root is used against the Hypertension. One allots properties anti-inflammatory drugs to him, it is also effective against the Rhumatisme S.
Culture
The cane-apple bush is a tree of slow growth rustic until -15°. It multiplies by Semis or Bouturage.He prefers the acid, rich and well drained grounds and a sunny exposure. The cane-apple bush presents a swivelling root which can reach several ten meters. One can see some in calcareous zone of faults to the Aven Grotte of Forest the in Ardèche.
Varieties
The " variety; Compacta" is adapted to the culture out of pot. The " Rubra" give pink flowers instead of white traditional and this variety is also most resistant to the Sécheresse.
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