May 26, 2003
Our Madrone is quite a special beautiful tree.
They are very hard to propogate and grow in containers. These photos are of
some Madrones that i see every week going out to the country. They are very
robust and unscathed by deer.
The Madrone is a remnant plant
that is going to be less successful as the historic temperatures climb. Man
through agriculture (farming and grazing) have interrupted the trees escape
north. If you see a Madrone growing near Dallas, they grow so much fuller
and healthier. The trees i have seen also are growing in black land prarie,
which negates the idea that Madrones grow in xeric soils. I think they grow
in hot xeric soils with moisture available through deep roots. Madrones are
very susceptible to fungus and bacteria thus hot wet damp is not the ideal
growing condition. i hope to have some Madrones for sale at a later date
More later