Arbutus menziesii (Pacific Madrone)

Widely branched evergreen tree reaching 16 to 80 feet tall
Clusters of white bell-shaped flowers hang on branch ends
Rough-coated orange-red berries remain on the tree most of the winter and provide food for robins, cedar waxwings, mockingbirds, acorn woodpeckers, Stellar jays, towhees, flickers, band-tailed pigeons, and others
The attractive reddish bark splits as the tree grows, revealing a new green or gold layer
Host plant for larva of western brown elfin butterfly
Host to Phytopthera ramorum, the organism that causes Sudden Oak Death, so it may not be transported into unaffected counties
Found in Molate, Bay hills, Diablo and Hamilton sections

Arbutus menziesii

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