Arbutus menziesii

Name: Arbutus menziesii
Common Name:  arbutus, madrona				Family:   Ericaceae
Deciduous         x    Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual         Coniferous         x    Tree             Climber             Herbaceous             Perennial
Habit spreading, sometimes shrubby	Hard. Zone    usda 7		Mature Size 15m tall by 15m spread					x
Leaf: oval, toothed, 5-15cm long, glossy, dark green, glaucous underside					Fall/Winter Color: warty red fruit over winter, peeling red brown bark
Leaf Arr.        Opposite     x    Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal
Flowers: small, pitcher shaped, white in 20cm tall panicles						Infl.  : erect panicles followed by wart red orange fruit which ripen following year
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.     ( June.      July.)      August.      Sept.      Oct.      Nov.      Dec.  (flowering period)
Water Use High     Low		Soil Rich     Lean     Well-drained x  acidic					Exposure Sun  x   Semi-shade     Shade
Landscape uses: specimen tree, woodland garden		Limitations: tent caterpillar, leaf spots, Northern end of range					Other Features:  peeling bark, very site specific here in southwestern B.C., needs acidic soil