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Love me from a distance: The Pacific Madrone Tree

The Pacific Madrone - a beautiful and distinctive tree of the northwest found from California to British Columbia. It likes sandy soil, and grows near cliffs and along the seashore. But it's highly sensitive to human activities - road building, development, even kids climbing on it. The Pacific Madrone can't thrive in an intense urban setting. It's a tree best left alone and perhaps that's incompatible in a city. What happens to a tree that doesn't like human company?

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The Pacific Madrone

A great student website about the Pacific Madrone Tree.
Magnolia Park

Visit Magnolia Park on Magnolia Bluff.
The Decline of the Pacific Madrone

Read AB Adam's study on the Decline of the Pacific Madrone.
Seattle Times /Madrona: Forgotten native of the Northwest a sight to behold

Read this Seattle Times article to learn more about the plight of the Pacific madrona trees in Seattle.

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The Pacific Madrone Tree. Photo courtesy of Brandt Maxwell.
 
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