RHH's photos with the keyword: menziesii

These Pacific Madrone trunks were photographed in Sharpe Park on Fidalgo Island in Washington. The insets show the leaves and flowers. The Pacific Madrone grows along the Pacific coast from Mexico to British Columbia.

These are the new leaves of the Pacific Madrone, photographed in Sharpe Park on the Pacific coast of Washington.

These are the flowers of the Pacific Madrone, photographed in Sharpe Park on Washington's Pacific coast.

We discovered these last year and found out that they are the male cones of the Douglas Fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii. They are very short lived and soon disintegrate leaving the female cones, one of which is shown hanging down, to grow and remain on the tree. These male cones are usually a brighter red, but these were still holding water drops on a wet morning and I liked the photo for that reason. They were photographed on the Bowman Beach trail in Deception Pass State Park.

This was taken while hiking the Lake Ann trail near Mount Baker with my brother Tim on a very wet day. We were on our way back when this dead branch against the background of the other trees and moss caught our attention. The branch and some of the trees are Douglas Fir but I believe the tree in the background on the far right is Mountain Hemlock. In any case the photo catches something of what our forests are like.

The Pacific Madrone, Arbutus menziesii, with its greenish wood and peeling red bark is one of our most notable trees. It grows only in coastal areas, is very difficult to cultivate, and ranges from British Columbia to Mexico though in parts of its range it is seriously endangered. This close-up was taken on Pass Island in Deception Pass State Park.

When we saw these on the Douglas Firs at Pass Island we thought they were new growth, but learned later that these are the male cones. We didn't recognize them as cones because the female cones are pendant and look like cones even when they are very tiny. These did not look much like cones.

This is a rather weather-beaten Douglas Fir growing on the bluffs above Bowman Bay. I love trees like this and am always attempting to get photos of them but usually with rather limited success.

The branches are the branches of a Madrone tree (Arbutus menziesii), one living and one dead. The dead branch has two kind of lichens growing on it, the branched lichen which appears to be the Farinose Cartilage Lichen (Ramalina farinacea) and the flat grayish lichen which appears to be the Hooded Bone (Hypogymnia physodes). The photo was taken in Sharpe Park on Fidalgo Island while there with my son-in-law last December and if anyone knows better than I as to the identification of the lichens I'd appreciate a correction.

This is a photo of the actual trees whose wood and bark I posted a few days ago. Taken in Sharpe Park on Fidalgo Island, these are not by any means the largest Madrones I've seen but are one of the nicest and in one of the nicest settings. The Pacific Madrone, Arbutus menziesii, is native to the Pacific coast and is noted for its red, flaking back and greenish wood.

The Douglas-fir is not really a fir at all but belongs in a small class of trees that include some species from China and Japan. Its cones are readily recognizable by the three-pronged bracts and its needles by the double white lines on the bottom. It is a tree found both along the coast where it is often mixed with Madrones as well as in almost every type of inland forest. It can live from 600-1000 years and attain massive bulk, though very often the crowns have been destroyed by storms. It is one of the world's largest trees. This was a very young tree growing on the balds at Sharpe Park and was photographed while on an excursion there with my son-in-law last December.

The Pacific Madrone or Madrona, Arbutus menziesii, is a tree native to the Pacific coast from British Columbia to Mexico and noted for its green wood, red peeling bark and often twisted form. There are some magnificent old Madrones at Sharpe Park on Fidalgo Island and they are one of the reasons we visit the park. This photo was taken on excustion there with my son-in-law this past December.

Taken on a hike on the south shore of Fidalgo Island near Deception Pass. We were looking for Fairy Slippers, which we found, but the Madrones along the trail were superbly beautiful. This one was hanging off the bluff over the water.

Taken in the area of Deception Pass (these grow only along the coast), this is one of our most beautiful and unique trees, the Pacific Madrone, Arbutus menziesii. In this photo the peeling reddish bark and green wood can be clearly seen.

This resembles our Bugloss Fiddleneck, but I am not sure it is the same species. This, too, was photographed in southern California, and if anyone recognizes it, I would appreciate an ID. Thanks, Fizzie, for the ID.

Menzies' or Coastal Larkspur is a common spring wildflower here, but always beautiful. Its botanical name is Delphinium menziesii and it grow 30-40cm tall. This example was photographed at Goose Rock on the north end of Whidbey Island. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2013/05/orchid-hunting-on-fidalgo-and-whidbey.html

The Madrone tree, Arbutus menziesii, is one of the distinctive features of the Pacific Northwest coast. Its evergreen foliage, beautiful peeling red bark, smooth satiny wood, clusters of white flowers in the spring, and softly colored new leaves add to its attractiveness. It is reported to be declining over most of its range, but can still be found all along Puget Sound. It is very abundant in Washington Park near Anacortes where this photo was taken, and is one of the reasons we visit the park in the spring. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2011/07/washington-... .

In Explore July 30, 2011, #363. These are the flowers of the Piggy-back plant, Tolmiea menziesii, often grown as a houseplant and native to the Pacific northwest. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2011/06/columbia-ri...