This small tree has an upright creamy trunk with peeling bark with coppery red tints and spreading branches that form a rounded crown. It has dark green oblong leathery leaves and the small whitish urn-shaped flowers appear in a cluster during autumn.

Hardiness zones 9 to 10 

Arbutus glandulosa is naturally found in North America from southern Mexico and extending to Guatemala growing in the mountains and adjoining valleys from sea level to an altitude of 1800 m (5,500 ft). 

It prefers an open sunny position and grows in well-drained organic rich moist sandy to clay soils that are neutral tending acidic with a pH 6.5-7.5 and is frost  and drought tolerant.

The Mexican Strawberry Tree is grown for its flowers and rounded habit. It is planted along garden borders as an informal screen or is used as a lawn specimen for shade.  It is suitable for coastal and low-mountain regions establishing in 3-5 years and is long-lived. This small tree is also suitable for arid or mediterranean gardens tolerating periods of drought. ID 3351

Note:
This tree is threatened in its natural region due to habitat destruction. 

Arbutus (AR-bu-tus) glandulosa (GLAN-doo-LOH-sah)

Arbutus”: ancient Latin name for this plant (possibly from Celtic arboise - rough fruit); 

Ericaceae (er-ek-AY-see-ee)
Bilberries, Blueberries,Cranberies, Heathers, Heaths, Rhododendrons, Wintergreens