FOOD RESOURCE COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES, OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
ERICACEAE, ARBUTUS MENZIESIL, MADRONE
Hensolt, Edith A. 1966. How Oregon Indians Used the Native Flora. Benton cdounty Historical Society & Museum, Philomath, Oregon.
Though dry and insipid raw, Indians used the fruit to a considerable extent. Haskin says stewede berries smell like rich full-flavored apples but aren't good eating. The bulbous roots are used for spoons and small dippers.
