Arctostaphylos pumila, Sandmat Manzanita Brazil needle-like leaves along vertical branches

needle-like leaves along vertical branches

Best used as hedges or bank stabilization or erosion control

A California native shrub that can reach a height of up to six feet tall and wide

Plant with: Quercus douglasii

Arctostaphylos pumila, Sandmat Manzanita Brazil needle-like leaves along vertical branchesSandmat Manzanita A California Native endemic to Monterey. It is a shrub that reaches up to five feet tall and wide. Pink flowers bloom in the winter and spring. 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 manzanitas during cool, wet winter months, this encourages fungal pathogens to spread. You