A native we do not grow
Pacific Madrone
Arbutus menziesii. Large tree, 15 to 70 feet where planted, zones 7 to 9; full sun or part shade; dry or average ground.
We do not grow Pacific madrone, and it is not in our shop. This page gathers what our tools say about it and the natives we grow for the same ground.
At a glance
| Other names | Madrone, madrona, Pacific arbutus, Oregon laurel, laurelwood |
|---|---|
| Form | Large tree |
| Height, feet | 15 to 70 where planted; up to 130 in its native stands |
| Spread, feet | Up to 50 |
| Zones | 7 to 9 |
| Sun | Full sun or part shade |
| Soil moisture | Dry or average ground |
| Growth | Slow |
| Leaves | Evergreen |
| Traits | Showy flowers, wildlife value, honey tree, edible, winter interest, erosion control |
| Flowers | March to June |
| Fruit | Berries, September to January |
| First crop | 3 to 5 years (sprouts commonly from 8) |
| Pollination | Not known whether one bears alone |
| Lifespan | Can live 500 years, and the oldest one found reached 250. Only a tiny share of trees has ever had its age measured. |
| Black walnut | Not named on the Morton Arboretum's lists |
| Ground | Rocky ground, dry uplands and the coast |
| Native in | 3 states |
Pacific madrone is native in 3 states: California, Oregon and Washington. The states are the USDA PLANTS Database's records, with the native range read from Silvics of North America and the Fire Effects Information System.
What our tools say
How fast it grows and how big it gets, by site Whether it suits your zone, sun and soil How far from a house, wires and a septic field What grows with it in the wild and in a yard When to plant it where you live When it flowers and fruits, month by month How to sow its seed, with dates for your place Whether one you have can be moved, and what the move takes How old one is, from its trunk How a big one scores against the champion trees
For the same ground, we grow
These trees we grow share the most of Pacific madrone's natural communities in the wild, by the companion species tool's rules.
Read from
Its figures come from Silvics of North America, the Forest Service's Fire Effects Information System, the Woody Plant Seed Manual, the USDA PLANTS Database, the Missouri Botanical Garden, Oregon State University's Landscape Plants, Cal Poly's SelecTree, NC State Extension, the Wildflower Center and Calscape.