Sometimes called the Irish strawberry tree because Sligo is the northern most part of its range... well supposedly because I found this one growing wild a little further north !
A beautiful little tree growing no more than about 30ft tall and producing really unusual lantern like flowers
Nearly always white but I have heard of occasional pink varieties being found.
It produces lovely red fruits that taste quite sweet once ripe and apparently can be made into jam or a very nice liqueur.
There doesn t ever seen to be many fruits on the tree but may be that was just this particular one.
The plant is also a great medicinal, a decoction of which is used for lowering blood pressure and in treating diabetes, it is also highly anti inflammatory.
The wood is very hard but twisty so is useful for small objects like fish harpoons and wooden needles.
Got to admit I was really happy to find this rarity, but I'll keep its location a secret for now.
A beautiful little tree growing no more than about 30ft tall and producing really unusual lantern like flowers
Nearly always white but I have heard of occasional pink varieties being found.
It produces lovely red fruits that taste quite sweet once ripe and apparently can be made into jam or a very nice liqueur.
There doesn t ever seen to be many fruits on the tree but may be that was just this particular one.
The plant is also a great medicinal, a decoction of which is used for lowering blood pressure and in treating diabetes, it is also highly anti inflammatory.
The wood is very hard but twisty so is useful for small objects like fish harpoons and wooden needles.
Got to admit I was really happy to find this rarity, but I'll keep its location a secret for now.
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