Madrone

The bar's list of wines describes Palin Syrah as: tastes of "white pepper" and "madrone" - an evergreen found in the Pacific Northwest. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Maggie followed Cal into the farthest office, with its view of a madrone grove. ❋ Carol Edgarian (2011)

Her hair was behind her, it went all the way down her back; her skin was as red brown and polished as madrone. ❋ Carol Edgarian (2011)

Overlooked in the environmental review process was the fact that the site contains many Pacific madrone trees which are in serious decline in the Northwest. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Here and there that woods harlequin, the madrone, permitting itself to be caught in the act of changing its pea-green trunk to madder-red, breathed its fragrance into the air from great clusters of waxen bells. ❋ Unknown (2010)

If the site is preserved this will be a valuable addition to preserving native vegetation and habitat for wildlife which are associated with the Pacific madrone trees. ❋ Unknown (2010)

My dog and I explored a few trails and I spotted the glossy dark leaves of a madrone and lacy fronds of wild ferns. ❋ Marta Acosta (2010)

Sitting with our backs against the trunk of a red-barked madrone at the edge of a high, grassy meadow dotted with white puffs of clover, we watched a pair of hawks riding the thermals, swooping and gliding so lightly and gracefully they looked like they were made out of paper. ❋ Jonathan Nasaw (2010)

Watching the birds swoop and glide in ever-narrowing circles, he is reminded of that sweet pastoral passage in the Book: Sitting with our backs against the trunk of a red-barked madrone at the edge of a high, grassy meadow dotted with white puffs of clover, we watched a pair of hawks riding the thermals, swooping and gliding so lightly and gracefully they looked like they were made out of paper. ❋ Jonathan Nasaw (2010)

Over iced tea in the madrone-paneled drawing room, Button told Hernando of the bull. ❋ JTK Belle (2010)

All these rock formations are in pine-madrone-cactus forest - a vegetation designation not found in any world classification but particularly appropriate to this area! ❋ Unknown (2008)

A baby perches high in the madrone tree, cleaning its bill on a branch. ❋ Sy Montgomery (2010)