Scientific Name:	Arbutus menziesii
Pronunciation:	are-BEW-tus men-ZEEZ-ee-ey
Common Name:	arbutus, madrona
Family Name:	Ericaceae
Plant Type:	Broadleaf evergreen
Key ID Features:	Exfoliating reddish-brown outer bark with a greenish-brown inner bark; fruit reddish-orange and bumpy.
Course(s):	AARB 1012, HORT 1155, Level 4 Apprenticeship

Habit: Spreading, Upright Form: Oval - vertical Texture: Medium - coarse Mature Size: Height: 22 - 30m Spread: 10 - 15m Growth Rate: Slow Origin: B.C. west of Cascades, U.S. - northwest, U.S. - southwest Hardiness Rating: Zone 7: (-18 to -12 C) Exposure: Full sun Soil/ Growing Medium: Acidic, Rocky or gravelly or dry Water Use: Low, Summer dry Landscape Uses: Attract beneficial insects, Attract birds, Native planting, Shade tree, Specimen plant, Tall background, Wildlife food, Winter interest, Woodland margin Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Simple Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Leathery Surfaces: Glabrous, Lustrous Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Oblong Apices: Acute Bases: Obtuse Margins: Entire, Serrate

Inflorescence Type: Floriferous, Panicle Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 5 Corolla Shape: Urceolate Ovary Position: Superior Colour (petals): White Flower Time at Peak: May, Jun

Fruit Type: Berry (true) Fruit Colour: Orange, Red Fruiting Time: Sep, Oct Additional Info: Showy

Bark Morphology: Showy, Exfoliating Bark or Stem Colour: Olive, Orange, Red, Tan, Brown     Organ Modifications: Ectomycorrhizae

Propagation:	Seed, Greenwood cuttings
Pest Susceptibility:	Fungal leaf spot, Root rot,
Specific Pests:	UBC Report : Phytophthora cactorum and Nattrassia mangiferae and Fusicoccum aesculi are leading cause of decline of this tree.

Location(s): (GAZ) GAZebo (GAZS) GAZebo South (NRY) NuRserY Location Map

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