Keywords: canada canadian british columbia britishcolumbia arbutus tree arbutustree tree New "skin" after shedding its winter bark. "Arbutus is the only native broadleaf evergreen tree in Canada. Another common name is madrone, a Spanish word for the strawberry tree, of which arbutus is a close relative. The Scottish botanist Archibald Menzies first collected specimens in 1792 and described it as the oriental strawberry tree." More information at www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/documents/treebook/arbutus.htm New "skin" after shedding its winter bark. "Arbutus is the only native broadleaf evergreen tree in Canada. Another common name is madrone, a Spanish word for the strawberry tree, of which arbutus is a close relative. The Scottish botanist Archibald Menzies first collected specimens in 1792 and described it as the oriental strawberry tree." More information at www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/documents/treebook/arbutus.htm |