Ericaceae
Arbutus arizonica
Arbutus arizonica
Also known as Arbutus xalapensis var. arizonica, Arbutus xalapensis subsp. arizonica
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Tree · Evergreen · Madrone · Arizona · Southwest · Native · Drought Tolerant · Wildlife · Ornamental Bark · Ericaceae
Arbutus arizonica, the Arizona madrone, is a beautiful evergreen tree native to the Sky Islands of southern Arizona and Mexico, prized for its smooth, peeling red-orange bark and clusters of white flowers. Plant it in well-drained, slightly acidic soil in a sunny to partly shaded location and avoid overwatering, as it is sensitive to root rot. Once established it is moderately drought tolerant, but young trees benefit from supplemental irrigation during dry spells.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently, allowing soil to dry partially between waterings · Every 10-14 days during the growing season
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.4–8.4
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 120 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- White
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Arizona, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, New Mexico
- Attracts
- Bees, Hummingbirds, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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