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Pacific Madrone (Arbutus menziesii)
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24-Mar-24
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25-Apr-21
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Look up! Not all flowers are close to the ground! Blossoming now! Lower Toyon Trail.
Found in the Oak Woodland.
Trees declining throughout their range. Perhaps adapted to fire – removes the cover, and Madrones come back swiftly after a fire.
Native Americans ate the berries raw and cooked, as cider, or chewed. Astringent: lots of tannin.
Bark and leaves used to treat stomach aches, cramps, & skin ailments. Bark made into a tea.
Mature trees are somewhat less susceptible to Sudden Oak Death than our abundant Coast Live Oaks.
Name recalls “Mother”. Great mother??
Hidden Villa: “Refrigerator Tree”.
Archibald Menzies was, you guessed it, a Scottish naturalist. With the Vancouver expedition, 1790s.
Lovely flowers.
Look down on the trail. You might see you are walking on blossoms!
Many animals and birds eat the berries. Cedar Waxwings! Clouds of Robins, thousands one spring at Jasper Ridge!
Madrone and Toyon berries both prized by birds and animals.
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