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Dr. Hurd manzanita (Arctostaphylos manzanita 'Dr. Hurd') is known for its beautiful dark reddish-brown bark that forms an attractive contrast with its glossy, light green foliage. It is a relatively fast growing shrub that can be pruned in late summer to achieve the desired height or spread and may become a small tree. The white flowers bloom in February to April followed by clusters of berries in fall, making it a great year-round pollinator plant. Dr. Hurd Manzanita is an evergreen, multi-branched, treelike natural-hybrid shrub with glossy, light green foliage. This manzanita can handle some summer water and a richer soil but will also grow well in clay soil, and tolerates sandy soil.
Its brown-red bark and lovely multi-branched form make this distinctive taller manzanita a prized specimen plant and focal point of the landscape in many gardens. Along the coast, Dr. Hurd manzanita prefers sun, and if planted inland, it thrives in part shade. Perfectly drought-adapted in most gardens, Dr. Hurd is one of the faster manzanitas and is a reliable shrub.
Shrub
10 - 15 ft Tall
8 - 10 ft Wide
Upright
slow
Evergreen
White
Spring
Hedge
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Low, Very Low
Easy
25
Fast, Medium, Slow
Tolerates a wide variety of soils.
Soil PH: 4.0 - 7.0
Works with a wide variety of other plants including Ceanothus spp., scrub oaks, Salvias, Penstemons, Silk Tassel Bush (Garrya spp.), Flannel Bush (Fremontodendron spp.), and numerous subshrubs and annuals.
Thanks to Moosa Creek Nursery and the Theodore Payne Foundation for sharing information about this plant.