Arctostaphylos 'Byrd Hill' (manzanita) california 1975 by Donald R

1975 by Donald R

bees and birds

- Fire resistant

-Light to heavy sandy loams

A member of the birch family native to California

Arctostaphylos 'Byrd Hill' (manzanita) california 1975 by Donald RByrd Hill Manzanita A slow growing small evergreen tree with gray green foliage that grows to about ten feet high and about eight feet wide. White to pale pink flowers bloom in the spring. Byrd Hill took a cutting in the Palo Alto Hills near the San Francisco Bay. It is best to prune in the time when they are flowering to early summer. Each flower cluster terminates the growth of a shoot causing an irregular twiggy branching habit. It is not