Manzanita

Finally got the last two photos uploaded - sheesh! what an ordeal!

too closely related for us identifiers!

Dan - I'll let you know how it goes

Emma- I've been trying to upload two more photos but I'm having trouble with my internet. The bark and flowers look very similar but the leaves and fruit are different. According to the wikipedia link I noted the Manzanita and Madrona are closely related.

We had to sort it out!!

http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/702...
Amber .this spotting of mine has an exfoliating bark as in picture number two.
i thought that it was a Manzanita.

Now you can try the bark tea and the fruit! I'm interested to hear how it tastes.
Ashish, this is in the Ericaceae family.

That's funny Dan because when I read that I thought about collecting the bark to make tea like described.

@Ashish -I don't know, some manzanitas do remind me of eucalyptus.

Mytraceae family..?
Similar trunk find in India. Eucalyptus globulus (Nilgiri Tree)

Honestly I've never heard of this tree before but recognized the name as meaning 'little apple'. I was reading about them on your wiki link and it said they were edible, so I thought I'd ask. Maybe they are worth a try?

No - Can you eat the berries without cooking or drying them?

Very nice exfoliating bark. Have you eaten the fruit from this?