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January 11, 2007 : Arbutus menziesii

Keywords: Ericaceae | Arbutus menziesii Pursh | Galiano Island, British Columbia

Arbutus menziesii

From December 16, 2006 to January 14, 2007, Botany Photo of the Day is going to be featuring photo abstracts posted with little or no scientific commentary. If abstracts aren't to your taste, please consider revisiting the site in mid-January. – Daniel

Bark flaking off Arbutus menziesii. Previously featured on BPotD here, here, here and here.

Posted by Daniel Mosquin at January 11, 2007 1:06 AM

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Valance in a fold
Ambiance of yellow gold
Dalliance controlled?

Posted by: Dale Hinton at January 11, 2007 7:33 AM

I've tried so many times to capture the sumptuous colours of arbutus. I can stop now. It's been done. Thanks for the photo of the day, every day. My apologies for following the haiku with mere prose!

Posted by: Marjorie Jarrett at January 11, 2007 8:40 AM

When we were kids we used to collect the exfoliated bark, soak it in water to dry flat and use it as paper. It is one of my favorite trees.

Posted by: Karen Vaughan, L.Ac. at January 11, 2007 3:13 PM

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