Texas Madrone
Arbutus xalapensis
Texas madrone is a striking evergreen with sculptural, peeling pink-and-white bark, fragrant white bell flowers, and showy red berries. Slow but spectacular on dry limestone and rocky slopes.
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 15–40 ft
- Spacing
- 15–30 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- alkaline
- Bloom
- February, March, April
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- songbirds
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~12 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen
- Native states
- NM, TX