Arbutus menziesii
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Arbutus menziesii, or Pacific madrone, is a species of broadleaf evergreen tree in the family Ericaceae. It has waxy foliage, a contorted growth habit, and flaky bark.
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The peeling red papery bark is distinctive
Saanich people
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The Saanich people are a Central Coast Salish people indigenous to parts of British Columbia and western Washington state.
Arbutus menziesii
…during the drying process, they are not used much. Madrone is burned for firewood, though, since it is a very hard and dense wood that burns long. The W̱SÁNEĆ people of British Columbia have a prohibition against burning arbutus due to its salvific role in their creation myths; an arbutus anchored their canoes to…
Elsie Copper and her brother, who is wearing traditional Saanich dance regalia. George Gustav Heye, right (1938)
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