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Adams, A. B. (1999). Arbutus menziesii and soils of the Puget Trough, Washington. In: Adams, A. B.; Hamilton, C.W., eds. The Decline of Pacific Madrone (Arbutus Menziesii Pursh): Current Theory and Research Directions: Proceedings of the April 28, 1995 Symposium Held at the Center for Urban Horticulture, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington & Subsequent Research Papers (p. 140). Save Magnolia's Madrones.

Adams, A. B.; Harvey, F. J.; Crooks, W. T.; Williston, P.; Cholvin, V.; Wilson, R. F. (1999). Habitat physical structure and Arbutus menziesii status in Seattle, Washington. In: Adams, A. B.; Hamilton, Clement W., eds. The Decline of Pacific Madrone (Arbutus Menziesii Pursh): Current Theory and Research Directions: Proceedings of the April 28, 1995 Symposium Held at the Center for Urban Horticulture, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington & Subsequent Research Papers (p. 140). Save Magnolia's Madrones.

Allen, B. H., Holzman, B. A., & Evett, R. R. (1991). A classification system for California's hardwood rangelands. Hilgardia: a journal of agricultural science (USA).

Amaranthus, M. P., Li, C. Y., & Perry, D. A. (1990). Influence of vegetation type and madrone soil inoculum on associative nitrogen fixation in Douglas-fir rhizospheres. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 20(3), 368-371.

Arno, S. F., & Hammerly, R. P. (1977). Northwest trees. Mountaineers.

Beland, J. D., Krakowski, J., Ritland, C. E., Ritland, K., & El-Kassaby, Y. A. (2005). Genetic structure and mating system of northern Arbutus menziesii (Ericaceae) populations. Botany, 83(12), 1581-1589.

Bilir, T. E. (2022). Microclimates mediate water fluxes from vegetation (Doctoral dissertation, UC Berkeley).

Bennett, M., & Shaw, D. C. (2008). Diseases and Insect Pests of Pacific Madrone. Oregon State University, Extension Service.

Berger, D. (2006). Mayhem Among the Madrones. Seattle Times. February 3.

Bullen, S., & Wood, R. E. (1979). Fomes annosus on Pacific madrone [Arbutus menziesii]. Plant Disease Reporter.

Byther, R. S. (1999). Some Observations of Madrone Diseases. In: Adams, A. B.; Hamilton, Clement W., eds. The Decline of Pacific Madrone (Arbutus Menziesii Pursh): Current Theory and Research Directions: Proceedings of the April 28, 1995 Symposium Held at the Center for Urban Horticulture, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington & Subsequent Research Papers (p. 140). Save Magnolia's Madrones.

Chacon, Alexander I., Alexander Baer, James K. Wheeler, and Jarmila Pittermann. "Two coastal Pacific evergreens, Arbutus menziesii, Pursh. and Quercus agrifolia, Née show little water stress during California's exceptional drought." Plos one 15, no. 4 (2020): e0230868.

Chappell, C. B., & Giglio, D. F. (1999). Pacific madrone forests of the Puget Trough, Washington. In: Adams, A. B.; Hamilton, Clement W., eds. The Decline of Pacific Madrone (Arbutus Menziesii Pursh): Current Theory and Research Directions: Proceedings of the April 28, 1995 Symposium Held at the Center for Urban Horticulture, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington & Subsequent Research Papers (p. 140). Save Magnolia's Madrones.

Davison, A. D. (1972). Factors affecting development of madrone canker. Plant Disease Reporter, 56(1), 50-52.

Dickinson, F.E., Prestemon, D.R., & Dost, W.A. (1965). Pacific madrone log grades and lumber yield. California Agriculture Experiment Station, Berkeley, California. California Forestry and Forest Products No. 43.

Dolan, M. (2004). “Madrona: Forgotten native of the Northwest a sight to behold.” Seattle Times September 30. Retrieved 20 November 2018.

Elliott, M. (1999). Diseases of Pacific madrone. In: Adams, A. B.; Hamilton, Clement W., eds. The Decline of Pacific Madrone (Arbutus Menziesii Pursh): Current Theory and Research Directions: Proceedings of the April 28, 1995 Symposium Held at the Center for Urban Horticulture, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington & Subsequent Research Papers (p. 140). Save Magnolia's Madrones.

Elliott, M., Chastagner, G. A., DeBauw, A., Dermott, G., & Sniezko, R. A. (2012). A first look at genetic variation in resistance to the root pathogen Phytophthora cinnamomi using a range-wide collection of Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii). In In: Sniezko, Richard A.; Yanchuk, Alvin D.; Kliejunas, John T.; Palmieri, Katharine M.; Alexander, Janice M.; Frankel, Susan J., tech. coords. Proceedings of the fourth international workshop on the genetics of host-parasite interactions in forestry: Disease and insect resistance in forest trees. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-240. Albany, CA: Pacific Southwest Research Station, Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture. pp. 290-294 (Vol. 240, pp. 290-294).

Elliott, M., Chastagner, G. A., Dermott, G., Kanaskie, A., Sniezko, R. A., & Hamlin, J. (2012). Range-wide genetic variability in Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii): examining disease resistance, growth, and survival in a common garden study. In In: Sniezko, Richard A.; Yanchuk, Alvin D.; Kliejunas, John T.; Palmieri, Katharine M.; Alexander, Janice M.; Frankel, Susan J., tech. coords. Proceedings of the fourth international workshop on the genetics of host-parasite interactions in forestry: Disease and insect resistance in forest trees. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-240. Albany, CA: Pacific Southwest Research Station, Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture. pp. 295-300 (Vol. 240, pp. 295-300).

Edmonds, R. L., Mayer, S., & Elliott, M. (2002). Role of fungal diseases in decline of Pacific madrone. Northwest Science. 76(4): 293-303.

Farr, D.F., & Rossman, A.Y. (2017). Fungal Databases, U.S. National Fungus Collections, ARS, USDA. Retrieved November 20, 2018.

Farr, D. F., Elliott, M., Rossman, A. Y., & Edmonds, R. L. (2005). Fusicoccum arbuti sp. nov. causing cankers on Pacific madrone in western North America with notes on Fusicoccum dimidiatum, the correct name for Scytalidium dimidiatum and Nattrassia mangiferae. Mycologia, 97(3), 730-741.

Garry Oak Ecosystem Recovery Team (2018). Propagation guidelines for Arbutus menziesii. Retrieved 6 September 2018.

Gurung, Janita; Adams, A. B.; Raphael, Martin G. 1999. A review of the use of Pacific madrone by nesting, pollinating and frugivorous birds. In: Adams, A. B.; Hamilton, Clement W., eds. The Decline of Pacific Madrone (Arbutus Menziesii Pursh): Current Theory and Research Directions: Proceedings of the April 28, 1995 Symposium Held at the Center for Urban Horticulture, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington & Subsequent Research Papers (p. 140). Save Magnolia's Madrones.

Harrington, C. A., & Gould, P. J. (2015). Tradeoffs between chilling and forcing in satisfying dormancy requirements for Pacific Northwest tree species. Frontiers in Plant Science, 6, 120.

Harrington, C. A., Lodding, C. C., & Kraft, J. M. (1998). Extraction and germination of Pacific madrone seed. In Proceedings of the symposium on native plants, propagating and planting (pp. 9-10).

Harrington, T. B., Tappeiner, J. C., & Walstad, J. D. (1984). Predicting leaf area and biomass of 1-to 6-year-old tanoak and Pacific madrone sprout clumps in southwestern Oregon. Can. J. For. Res, 14, 209-213.

Hitchcock, Charles Leo (1959). Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest: Part 4 Ericaceae through Campanulaceae. University of Washington Press.

Hunt, R. S. (1999). Madrone Problems in British Columbia. In: Adams, A. B.; Hamilton, Clement W., eds. The Decline of Pacific Madrone (Arbutus Menziesii Pursh): Current Theory and Research Directions: Proceedings of the April 28, 1995 Symposium Held at the Center for Urban Horticulture, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington & Subsequent Research Papers (p. 140). Save Magnolia's Madrones.

Hunter, J.C. (1995). Extrafloral nectaries in Arbutus menziesii (Pacific madrone). Madroño. 41 (2):127.

Jensen, Edward C. & Anderson Debra J. (1995). The reproductive ecology of broadleaved trees and shrubs: an overview. Corvallis, OR; Oregon State University, College of Forestry, Forest Research Laboratory. 9 p.

Kamakura, R.P., DeWald, L.E., Sniezko, R.A., Elliott, M., Chastagner, G. 2021. Using differences in abiotic factors between seed origin and provenance trial sites to predict performance of Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii Pursh). Forest Ecology and Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119487

Kay, B. L., Leonard, O. A., & Street, J. E. (1961). Control of madrone and tanoak stump sprouting. Weeds, 9(3), 369-373.

Kim, S. K. (1990). Thinning response in Alnus rubra and Arbutus menziesii: effects of spacing, light, and moisture. Graduate Thesis. Oregon State University.

Klinka, K., Krajina, V. J., Ceska, A., & Scagel, A. M. (1989). Indicator Plants of Coastal British Columbia. Univ. British Columbia Press, Vancouver.

Lang, Frank A. "Pacific madrone". The Oregon Encyclopedia. Portland State University. Retrieved May 24, 2013.

Little, E.L. Jr. (1976). Atlas of United States trees. vol. 3. Minor western Hardwoods. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Miscellaneous Publication 1314. Washington D.C.

Maleike, R. & Hummel, R.L. (1999). The propagation of Arbutus menziesii from seed. In: Adams, A. B.; Hamilton, C.W., eds. The Decline of Pacific Madrone (Arbutus Menziesii Pursh): Current Theory and Research Directions: Proceedings of the April 28, 1995 Symposium Held at the Center for Urban Horticulture, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington & Subsequent Research Papers (p. 140). Save Magnolia's Madrones.

McDonald, P. M., & Tappeiner, J. C. (2002). California's hardwood resource: seeds, seedlings, and sprouts of three important forest-zone species. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-185. Albany, CA: Pacific Southwest Research Station, Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture. 39 p., 185.

McDonald, P. M. (1990). Arbutus menziesii Pursh. Pacific madrone. In: Burns RM, Honkala, BH, tech. coords. Silvics of North America. Volume 2, Hardwoods. Agriculture Handbook. 654. Washington, DC: USDA Forest Service. 124–132., 124-132.

McDonald, P.M. (2008). Arbutus menziesii Pursh--Pacific madrone. In: Bonner, F.T.; Nisley, R.G.; Karrfait, R.P.; coords. Woody Plant Seed Manual Agriculture Handbook 727. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 1228 p.

McDonald, P.M. (1983). Local volume tables for Pacific madrone, tanoak, and California black oak in north-central California. Res. Note PSW-RN-362. Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 6 p.

McDonald, P. M., Minore, D., & Atzet, T. (1983). Southwestern Oregon-northern California hardwoods [Includes Quercus species, Lithocarpus densiflorus, Arbutus menziesii, Acer macrophyllum, Umbellularia californica, Castanopsis chrysophylla, habitats, regeneration, management]. Agriculture Handbook US Dept. of Agriculture.

McDonald, P. M. (1992). Estimating seed crops of conifer and hardwood species. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 22(6), 832-838.

McDonald, P. M. (1990). Arbutus menziesii Pursh. Pacific madrone. In: Burns RM, Honkala, BH, tech. coords. Silvics of North America. Volume 2, Hardwoods. Agriculture Handbook. 654. Washington, DC: USDA Forest Service. 124–132., 124-132.

McDonald, P.M. (1978). Silviculture-ecology of three native California hardwoods on high sites in north central California. Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University. 309 p. Ph. D. dissertation.

McGregor, R. R. (2013). Neofusicoccum arbuti: survey of a latent endophytic pathogen reveals widespread infection, broad host range, and a hidden threat. Open Collections. University of British Columbia. Retrieved 20 November 2018.

Minore, D. (1987). Madrone duff and the natural regeneration of douglas-fir (Vol. 456). US Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station.

Morlock, T. (2017) Madrone Canker. Term paper for Entomology / Plant Pathology 5110: Ecology and Management of Insects and Pathogens Affecting Trees in Forest and Urban Environments. Ohio State University.

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Raphael, M.G. (1999). Use of Arbutus menziesii by cavity-nesting birds. In: Adams, A.B.; Hamilton, C.W., eds. The Decline of Pacific Madrone (Arbutus Menziesii Pursh): Current Theory and Research Directions: Proceedings of the April 28, 1995 Symposium Held at the Center for Urban Horticulture, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington & Subsequent Research Papers (p. 140). Save Magnolia's Madrones.

Raphael, M. G. (1987). Use of Pacific madrone by cavity-nesting birds. USDA Forest Service general technical report PSW-United States, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station (USA).

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Roy, D. F. (1974). Arbutus menziesii Pursh--Pacific madrone. In Seeds of woody plants in the United States. p. 226-227. C. S. Schopmeyer, tech. coord. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Handbook 450. Washington, DC.

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Sikdar, P., Elliott, M., Chastagner, G., Coats, K., & Xiao, C-L. (2012). A new leaf blight on Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii) caused by Phacidiopycnis washingtonensis in western Washington and Oregon.. Poster presented at 2012 WSU Academic Showcase, March 30, 2012, Pullman, WA.

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Tappeiner, J. C., Harrington, T. B., & Walstad, J. D. (1984). Predicting recovery of tanoak (Lithocarpus densiflorus) and pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii) after cutting or burning. Weed Science, 32(3), 413-417.

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