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madrone Madrone DCHP-2 (November 2016)

• n. — Flora

  a broadleaf evergreen tree, Arbutus menziesii, native to the west coast of North America. Trees have dark and glossy leaves, white flowers, peeling red bark and red berries.

  See also Tree Book, s.v. "Arbutus".

  See also: arbutus  

  • In British Columbia, the only province in which the madrone grows, arbutus is a much more common name for the tree.

  • 1930  4-piece Bedroom Suites, 159.75 In Oriental walnut with drawer fronts of Madrone veneers. Dresser has 48-inch top and four drawers. 
  • 1972  A large specimen tree of Arbutus menziesii, the Pacific Madrone, located immediately south of the MacMillian Building. 
  • 1991  When you come to be interested in our native Arbutus you hear terms such as Madrone. All who live in this wonderful coastal region of British Columbia I would ask a special favor of. Treasure any Arbutus tree in your garden. 
  • 2001  Across the island's hilly terrain, there's a lush assortment of native flora including oak, bay and madrone trees, as well as introduced species such as eucalyptus, fir, cypress and Portuguese cork trees. 
  • 2006  The arbutus is found on the west coast of North America as far south as Baja California in Mexico. The tree is known as madrone in the U.S., where it is also in decline but remains more numerous than in B.C.