Pacific Madrone (Arbutus menziesii) Login         


        Description
  • Height 25 - 130 ft.
  • I like every part of the Madrone - its smooth brown bark, its thick waxy oval leaves, its delicate clusters of urn-shaped flowers, and its red berries.
  • It's found on the edge of forests where it can find light and water.
  • CA native. Its native range extends along the coast north to British Columbia.
  • AKA Madrone, Madrono
  • Heath Family (Ericaceae)



A beautiful tree with a smooth brown trunk, wide spreading limbs, and dark green leaves.



Tiny white urn-shaped flowers hang down on little stalks. The leaf is fairly smooth-edged and waxy.



Red berries show up nicely in front of dark green leaves.

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Madrones, with their brown trunks, long limbs, and dark green leaves, are magnificent. They grow for hundreds of years and reach over 100 feet tall ...

Leaves join the branch in separate spots, but very close to each other. They grow to about 5" long and are evergreen, thick and leathery.

The top of the leaf is dark green, waxy and shiny. The under side of the leaf is paler and less shiny. Although often smooth edged, Madrone leav ...

Madrone bark is quite brittle so when the inner trunk grows, the outer bark breaks and curls up.

Bark color varies from green to orange and brown, changing with age. The brown tints come from tannins and other compounds. These chemicals, plu ...