Pacific madrone

This evergreen tree averages 30 ft in height and a 25 ft spread. Space 25’0″ apart.

Madrones are slow to moderate growing but are prized for their attractive reddish bark that peels to reveal blond wood underneath.

White to pink urn-shaped flowers arrive in the spring followed by bright orange edible berries.

This tree needs good drainage.

Lifeform: Tree

Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade, Shade

Water: Dry, Light

Soil: Loam, Rocky, Sand

Other: Attracts Bees, Attracts Birds, Attracts Butterflies, Drought Tolerant, Erosion Control

Container	2-Gal, 2-Gal-O, D-16-O, D-16O, D-40-O, D-40O, 5-Gal, D-16, D-40, Stub, TB4, TP4
Ecological Value	Pacific madrone provides excellent erosion control and slope stabilization. Pacific madrone is a well-known bee and hummingbird plant.
Historical Uses	Past commercial uses of Pacific madrone include using bark for tanning leathers and wood for making charcoal for gunpowder. West Coast tribes ate the berries and fashioned eating utensils from the bul
Distribution	native to California and is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.
Elevation	Between 0 and 5000 feet
Communities
Habitat	Forested, woodland canyons and slopes, and chaparral communities.

Arbutus menziesii