Arbutus menziesii - Madrone (Plant) Poetry Cold Hardy to Less than

Cold Hardy to Less than 15 degrees F Distribution Selection from Santa Cruz Island Natural Habitat Dry slopes

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The rosette leaves are evergreen and lanced shape that sit near the soil

Good in mixed perennial border

Arbutus menziesii - Madrone (Plant) Poetry Cold Hardy to Less thanThis is a beautiful shrub to small tree with broad leaves and red bark. White spring flowers are bell shaped and are followed by red berries. In southern CA it has a shrub like habit similar to toyon. In northern climates, it gets much larger (50 100'). Plant Characteristics Family Name Ericaceae Species Name Arbutus menziesii Common Name Madrone Plant Type Tree Sun Exposure Coast Sun, Inland Part Sun, Water Requirement Low Soil Type Sand, fast