| Scientific Name: | Arbutus menziesii |
| Common Name: | arbutus, madrona |
| Family Name: | Ericaceae |
| Origin: | B.C. west of Cascades, U.S. - northwest, U.S. - southwest |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Broadleaf evergreen |
| Mature Size: | 22 - 30m x 10 - 15m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Spreading, Upright |
| Form: | Oval - vertical |
| Texture: | Medium - coarse |
| Landscape Uses: | Attract beneficial insects, Attract birds, Native planting, Shade tree, Specimen plant, Tall background, Wildlife food, Winter interest, Woodland margin |
| Exposure: | Full sun |
| Soil or Media: | Acidic, Rocky or gravelly or dry |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Leathery, Glabrous, Lustrous, Oblong, Entire, Serrate |
| Flowers: | Panicle, White, May-Jun |
| Fruit: | Berry (true), Orange, Red, Sep-Oct |
| 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. | |