Scientific Name:
Arbutus menziesii
Pronunciation:
ar-BU-tus MEN-zeez-ee-eye
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; leaves leathery, alternate, most blades elliptic-oblong, 8-14cm long x 3-7cm wide, petioles 2-3cm long; panicles with pendulous, creamy-white, urn-shaped florets, about 8mm wide, May-June; berries round, 7-18mm wide, reddish-orange and bumpy.
Habit:
Spreading, Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
22 - 30m
Mature 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:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Lustrous
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Shapes:
Oblong
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Obtuse
Margins:
Entire, Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Panicle, Floriferous
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
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
Aphids or adelgids, Caterpillar or cutworm, Dieback, Fungal leaf spot, Leaf miner insect, Root rot
Specific Pests:
Course(s):
- AARB 1012
- HORT 1155
- Level 4 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZS) GAZebo South
- (JPL) Juglans PLanting : q.2
- (NRY) NuRserY