Arbutus menziesii - Pacific madrone

Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii) is an evergreen tree native to the Pacific coast of North America, its red fruit edible raw or cooked and its bark used as an astringent and a dye.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Full sun¹
• Semi-shade¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹
• Dye¹
• Wood¹

Type

• Tree
• Evergreen

Functions

• Fire resistance²

Footnotes

1. Arbutus menziesii | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time >60 seconds ↩