General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 15-30 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: Clusters of 1/4 to 1/3 inch red or orange berries.
Fruiting Time: Late spring or early summer
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Bees

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Common names
  • Texas Madrone
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Arbutus xalapensis var. texana
  • Synonym: Arbutus texana

Photo Gallery
Location: Albuquerque Botantic Garden, Albuquerque, NM Zone 7b
Date: 2022-11-14
Many colors and textures on the bark
Location: Albuquerque Botantic Garden, Albuquerque, NM Zone 7b
Date: 2022-11-14
The iconic peeling bark of this lovely tree
Location: Albuquerque Botantic Garden, Albuquerque, NM Zone 7b
Date: 2022-11-14
Multi-trunked form
Location: Albuquerque Botantic Garden, Albuquerque, NM Zone 7b
Date: 2022-11-14
A pop of fall color
Location: Guadelupe Mountains National Park, Texas
Date: 2015-11-16

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