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Arbutus menziesii

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Raspberry tree 'madrone' sheltered place. The size after 10 years is 250 cm. The flower colour is white. This plant is mostly hardy.

Location of the plant shown in the first picture : privetuin dr. P Baetens , Laarne, Belgie

Date taken : 05.05.2016

Common name : Madrone

Family : Ericaceae

© first picture : PlantenTuin Esveld

© picture 2 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Botanical Gardens Edinburgh

© picture 3 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Winckworth Arboretum (GB)

© picture 4 : Jaap de Kreek en Dirk van Gelderen, location picture : Vancouver Island, Canada

© picture 5 : J.C. de Kreek and D. van Gelderen, location picture : California

© picture 6 : Arjan Laros, PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Cambridge Univ.

© picture 7 : Arjan Laros, PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Cambridge Univ.

© picture 8 : Arjan Laros, PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Blue Bell

© picture 9 : Arjan Laros, PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Blue Bell

© picture 10 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : privetuin dr. P Baetens , Laarne, Belgie

© picture 11 : Jaap de Kreek en Dirk van Gelderen, location picture : Vancouver Island, Canada

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Characteristics of this plant
type of plant : shrub
soil type : acid soil
planting place : needs a sunny place
habit/form : spreading
water requirement : needs normal water
wind tolerance : not susceptible to wind
the plant is evergreen
height approx : between 4 and 5 meter
width approx : between 4 and 5 meter
flower colour : white
leaf colour : green
fruit/seed colour : pink
fruit / seed period : september - october
leaf shape : leaves are wide longitudinal
leaf size : between 3 and 5 cm
edibility : The plant is not edible
flowering period : may
hardiness : hardy
special feature remarkable stem or branches

Of this plant no stock is known unfortunately and therefore it does not occur in the on-line plantshop