Arbutus menziesii - Madrone (Plant) Poetry The rosette leaves are evergreen

The rosette leaves are evergreen and lanced shape that sit near the soil

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Desert Mountains

Plant Characteristics Family Name Berberidaceae Species Name Berberis nevinii Common Name Nevin's Barberry Plant Type Shrub Sun Exposure Coast-Sun

Cold Hardy to 25 degrees F Distribution Selected for the garden by Carol Bornstein Natural Habitat Chaparral

Arbutus menziesii - Madrone (Plant) Poetry The rosette leaves are evergreenThis is a beautiful shrub to small tree with broad leaves and red bark. White spring flowers are bell shaped and are followed by red berries. In southern CA it has a shrub like habit similar to toyon. In northern climates, it gets much larger (50 100'). Plant Characteristics Family Name Ericaceae Species Name Arbutus menziesii Common Name Madrone Plant Type Tree Sun Exposure Coast Sun, Inland Part Sun, Water Requirement Low Soil Type Sand, fast