Trying to identify these berries
Along the river at Willamette Boat Launch in Portland, we came across these berries - which covered the ground, after becoming red vs. the orange/yellow when still on the tree. Do you know what they are?
Multnomah County Oregon
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Thank you for choosing Ask an Expert for help with identifying this local tree. It is the Arbutus unedo, also called a strawberry tree (for the look of the berries, I expect).
The berries can be made into jam and are also fermented for other uses. Read more about this attractive plant, which can be pruned to be a shrub or tree, here:
https://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/plants/arbutus-unedo
Regards,
