Like the furniture that fills your home, the plants chosen to increase in your yard are a investment, both aesthetically and financially. A tree or shrub may inhabit your premises so long as you possibly can, or even longer, and may speak firmly of your style character and point of view. Dr. Hurd manzanita (Arctostaphylos manzanita‘Dr. Hurd’) is definitely a botanical investment that is guaranteed to attract attention and secure any landscape.
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Botanical name: Arctostaphylos manzanita‘Dr. Hurd’
Common name: Dr. Hurd manzanita
USDA zones: 7-10
water necessity:Low to none
Sun requirement: Full sun to partial shade
Mature size: 12′-16′ tall x 10′-15′ spread
Tolerances: drought, and coastal climates, most soils, deer
Security benefits: Attracts hummingbirds, butterflies and bees; slope stabilizer
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Distinguishing traits. A hybrid treelike shrub, Dr. Hurd is one of the biggest species of manzanita, reaching up of 15′ in height. Open and multi-branched, ovate glossy green leaves fill its branches year-round. Mid-winter beckons little white flower clusters on the tips of Dr. Hurd’s branches, lasting well into early spring.
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Few plants can equal the distinguishing feature that manzanita is known for: its bark. A fine textured color of dark red mahogany, it’s easy to forget that the surface is natural, unfinished and untreated. As an evolutionary means of shield the bark peels away yearly, revealing a new layer. As revealed in this picture, the effect is quite impressive.
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The best way to utilize it. Native into the rugged slopes and chaparral woods of California, Dr. Hurd is a tree designed to handle arid landscapes. Its low, open structure and jagged architectural limbs allow Dr. Hurd are the perfect specimen or focal plant to get a landscape with a rugged Mediterranean theme. Manzanita is also generally trained as hedges and may be used as rather an imposing display.
Look to Dr. Hurd’s natural surroundings for design inspiration. Paired with ornamental perennial blossoms, hulking boulders along with other low expansion wash, attaining a superbly dynamic and water-wise landscape is possible almost anywhere.
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Before you plant. This plant is great news for home anglers hoping to create a Mediterranean chaparral landscape but who might not necessarily live in that specific climate. Even though Dr. Hurd does thrive in warmer weather, it’s one of the very tolerant manzanita species there is — reliably hardy to 10 degrees Farenheit. It’s tolerant of clay soils and summer watering. And while manzanitas are typically slow-growing, Dr. Hurd is faster to reach adulthood.
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Japanese Maple | Persian Ironwood | Smoke Tree | Bald Cypress | Tree Aloe
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Black Mondo Grass | Feather Reed Grass | New Zealand Wind Grass | Red Kangaroo Paw | Blue Chalk Sticks | Catmint | Slipper Plant