MADRONO 



Arbutus menziesii PURSH. 



The Madrono is a close relative of the 

 familiar manzanita. It is a striking ever- 

 green tree with deep red bark and large, 

 glossy, green leaves and once seen is 

 not easily mistaken for any tree of its 

 range. The few trees found in South- 

 ern California are restricted to small 

 groups near the Mount Wilson and 

 Sturdevant trails at an altitude of about 

 3000 feet, in Las Tunas Canyon in 

 the Santa Monica Mountains, and the 

 Palomar Mountains above Pauma. 



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