Dr. Martin moved north 115 km to Fidalgo Island after he retired from the University of Washington. There he fell in love, not with another woman, but with an exquisite tree called the Madrona, Pacific Madrone, or Arbutus menziesii. This love extended to the other ten Western and Eastern Hemispheres cousins as well. This fascination grew not only for their torturous shapes, colors, seasonal changing traits, and differences but also for the immense size and age of some of the Arbutus menziesii.
This book is a romance, adventure, and discovery story. Travel with him to many places in the world and in North America to learn, study, and photograph these trees. Take a mule ride up the Sierra de la Laguna to find the indigenous Madroña in Baja California. Enjoy his misadventures but also unearthing of the history, literature, images, and scientific facts of this magnificent manifestation of nature.
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Roy W Martin, Ph.D. is an electrical engineer, bioengineer, inventor, researcher, photographer, author, and retired professor from the University of Washington. He has spent over 30 years in research in bioengineering bringing engineering experience to medical problems. He began when bioengineering was a budding field and out of necessity had to self-learn medical language and understanding of specific medical problems. In the same way after retirement, he became intrigued with the Arbutus genus. He is self-trained in the botany of this beautiful and mysterious tree and has become proficient in it. He lives with his wife on Fidalgo Island, a boating launching point to the San Juan and Gulf Islands in the Salish Sea one the havens for the Arbutus. They have explored both in their boat, Sea Overture, and in travel all over the world to observe and photograph these gorgeous trees.
