Arbutus (Arbutus menziesii)

Names

Latin (scientific) name: Arbutus menziesii

Common English name: Arbutus

Other names:

French name: Arbousier d’Amérique

Habitat

Prefers full sun and tends to be found on Pacific shorelines

Other notes

Arbutus has distinctive reddish-brown peeling bark which flake away and is found on the western coast of North America.