Arbutus canariensis

Arbutus canariensis, the Canary Islands strawberry tree (known in Spanish as madroño canario), is a species of shrub or tree in the heath family. It is endemic to the Canary Islands of Spain, where it is found on Tenerife, La Gomera, Gran Canaria, El Hierro and La Palma. The species is threatened by habitat loss. It is one parent of a recorded hybrid with Arbutus andrachne, called Arbutus x thuretiana and named for Gustave Thuret, which is naturalised at the Jardin botanique de la Villa Thuret and is noted for its smooth reddish-brown bark that peels in spring to show pistachio-green new bark, which then darkens and turns reddish again over time.