Arizona Madrone
Arbutus arizonica
Arizona madrone is an evergreen madrone of Southwestern 'sky island' canyons, with smooth reddish bark, urn-shaped white flowers, and orange-red berries for birds. A drought-hardy small tree of the high desert mountains.
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 30–30 ft
- Spacing
- 15–30 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- May, June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- white, pink
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, mammals
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~12 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen
- Native states
- AZ, NM