Arbutus Unedo

Description: Strawberry tree

Newest Review: ... and pick each others fruit to be distilled to make Medronho - only we didn't know that this was the custom and being English we were quite horrified that these strangers could walk on our land and pick our fruit without our permission. There are no laws to stop other people walking on your land unless you fence it all off and who wants to do that when you live in such a wonderful area. Over ... more

... the years we have got used to this quirky tradition and look forward to the harvest of the medronho. In fact it happens with the olives and the figs and carobs and so on. It is just part of living in the Portuguese countryside. But at first it was somet...more

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Arbutus Unedo: Trees of Firewater (2110 words)
by - written on 18/06/09 (Very useful, 114 readings)
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Anyone who has read my reviews about Portugal will know that my family have some land situated in the foothills of Monchique, in the western Algarve. We have owned the land for many years now and you could say that it has been a challenge to keep the land in order. When I say land, I don't mean acres and acres of beautifilly tilled fields or manicured lawns with colourful borders. This 8 hectares of land is arid, rocky and a nightmare to look after. Part of the land is situated half way up a mountain and the other half is in terraces that have been cut out of the ground. Some of the work has been carried out by our own hands working with an enchada or otherwise known as ... Read the complete review

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