Madrone // Arbutus manziesii
Very attractive, hard, heavy and strong wood that resembles hard maple, but with a more pinkish color. Madrone is tight grained, making it a superb furniture wood that finishes very well. Also easy on the tools and cutters, and an all around joy to work with.![color of Madrone](graphics/icons/CTGY/ColorPalette.png)
Color Range
Creamy tan to light pink, sometimes with a dark purplish brown band from the heart of the log.![other names for Madrone](graphics/icons/CTGY/Log.png)
Other Names
Pacific madrone, Madrono, Madrona, Arbuti tree, Coast madrone![uses for Madrone](graphics/icons/CTGY/HandPlane.png)
Some Typical Uses
Furniture, bowls, novelties, veneer, musical instruments.![the Madrone tree](graphics/icons/CTGY/Tree.png)
What's the Tree Like?
A beautiful broadleaf flowering evergreen with a reddish brown trunk that grows up to 80 feet. It grows only in parts of Canada and the Pacific coast of the U.S.Madrone grows in North America
![map of where Madrone grows](graphics/maps/n_america_west.png)