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Arbutus madrensis

Arbutus madrensis is a tree native to the Sierra Madre Occidental of western Mexico, in the heath family. It is rarely grown outside its native range and is best known as a wild, mountain-forest species.

Family
Ericaceae (Heather family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water young trees regularly until established, then allow the soil to dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, slightly acidic to neutral soil.
Temperature
Suited to subtropical conditions; protect young plants from frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
N. Mexico (to Jalisco)
Climate
subtropical

About

Arbutus madrensis is a Mexican species of trees in the heath family. It is found in the Sierra Madre Occidental of Durango, Jalisco, Nayarit, and Sinaloa in western Mexico.

Other Arbutus plants

Greek Strawberry Tree · Arizona madrone · Canary Islands Strawberry-tree · Pacific madrone · Arbutus mollis · Arbutus occidentalis · Libyan Strawberry-tree · Arbutus tessellata · Strawberry-tree · Texas madrone · Madrone

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Arbutus madrensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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