Dr. Hurd Manzanita, Arctostaphylos manzanita 'Dr. Hurd'

About Dr. Hurd Manzanita (Arctostaphylos manzanita 'Dr. Hurd') 36 Nurseries Carry This Plant

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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.

Thanks to Moosa Creek Nursery and the Theodore Payne Foundation for sharing information about this plant.

Plant Description

Plant Type

Shrub

Size

10 - 15 ft tall
8 - 10 ft wide

Form

Upright

Growth Rate

slow

Dormancy

Evergreen

Flower Color

White

Flowering Season

Spring

Wildlife Supported

Insects and hummingbirds are attracted to the flowers. Other birds are attracted to the fruits.
Bird gardens

Landscaping Information

Sun

Full Sun, Part shade

Moisture

Low

Nurseries

Carried by 36

Ease of Care

Moderately Easy

Cold Tolerance

Soil Drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Soil Description

Tolerates a wide variety of soils. Soil PH: 4.0 - 7.0

Common uses

Hedges, Deer Resistant, Bird Gardens, Hummingbird Gardens, Bee Gardens

Companion Plants

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.

Site Characteristics

Alternative Names

Botanical Names: Arctostaphylos 'Dr. Hurd'
Common Names: Dr. Hurd Manzanita Tree

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Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links: Jepson eFlora Taxon Page CalPhotos Wikipedia Calflora

Dr. Hurd Manzanita

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