The cold has lowered the creek's voice an octave or so; it gurgles deep sentiments of madrone leaves, cherty soil and redwoods.— Coyote Crossing
The bar's list of wines describes Palin Syrah as: tastes of "white pepper" and "madrone" - an evergreen found in the Pacific Northwest.— dailyindia.com News Feed
It rears its tall head from a jungle of laurel, madrone, oak, and other trees; and I doubt if so many as fifty large redwoods often stand upon a single acre.— Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands
There a bridge spans the brook that gurgles its elfin song to cheer the dusty traveler on its way The laurel, madrone, and manzanitas keep it company for some distance on either side, and a catbird mews and purrs from a clump of willows on the margin of the stream.— Byways Around San Francisco Bay
Beside the madrone tree John Cardigan waited patiently.— The Valley of the Giants

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