Arctostaphylos viridissima, White Haired Manzanita Size:1 Gallon Pinch when young to promote

Pinch when young to promote fuller growth habit and better branching structure

It is deciduous in the fall

California Yerba Santa

which helps in absorption of the sun's energy

Yellow flowers bloom in mid-summer when this palm reaches 20 years old

Arctostaphylos viridissima, White Haired Manzanita Size:1 Gallon Pinch when young to promoteWhite Haired Manzanita A slow growing shrub or small evergreen tree with green foliage that grows to about thirteen feet high. White to pale pink flowers bloom in the spring. This manzanita is endemic to the Santa Cruz Islands and one Channel Island. 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 recommended to prune