Hairy Manzanita (Arctostaphylos columbiana)

Description

Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring and Summer After Harvest Regrowth Rate Bloat None C:N Ratio High Coppice Potential No Fall Conspicuous No Fire Resistant No Flower Color White Flower Conspicuous Yes Foliage Color Green Foliage Porosity Summer Moderate Foliage Porosity Winter Moderate Foliage Texture Medium Fruit/Seed Color Brown Fruit/Seed Conspicuous No Growth Form Multiple Stem Growth Rate Slow Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) 20 Height, Mature (feet) 6.0 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention Yes Lifespan Moderate Low Growing Grass No Nitrogen Fixation None Resprout Ability No Shape and Orientation Irregular Toxicity None Growth Requirements Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Fine Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Medium Textured Soils Yes Anaerobic Tolerance None CaCO3 Tolerance None Cold Stratification Required No Drought Tolerance Low Fertility Requirement Low Fire Tolerance None Frost Free Days, Minimum 300 Hedge Tolerance Medium Moisture Use Low pH, Minimum 5.0 pH, Maximum 7.3 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum 3000 Planting Density per Acre, Maximum 3000 Precipitation, Minimum 13 Precipitation, Maximum 35 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 7 Salinity Tolerance None Shade Tolerance Intermediate Temperature, Minimum (°F) 7 Reproduction Bloom Period Early Spring Commercial Availability No Known Source Fruit/Seed Abundance Low Fruit/Seed Period Begin Summer Fruit/Seed Period End Fall Fruit/Seed Persistence No Propagated by Bare Root Yes Propagated by Bulb No Propagated by Container Yes Propagated by Corm No Propagated by Cuttings No Propagated by Seed Yes Propagated by Sod No Propagated by Sprigs No Propagated by Tubers No Seed per Pound 18000 Seed Spread Rate Slow Seedling Vigor Low Small Grain No Vegetative Spread Rate None Suitability/Use Berry/Nut/Seed Product No Christmas Tree Product No Fodder Product No Fuelwood Product Lumber Product No Naval Store Product No Nursery Stock Product No Palatable Browse Animal Low Palatable Graze Animal Low Palatable Human No Post Product No Protein Potential Low Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No