Plants & Shrubs
Manzanita
Manzanita
(Genus Arctostaphylos)
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When I first came to Quailhaven, in the late 1960's, there were vast areas
of manzanita. The reason for this was the clear cutting that happened
in the 1940's. Clear cutting is logging that removes all the tress
from the area, except for a few seed trees. Because this area was strip logged,
nature allowed the manzanita to thrive in the open spaces. They were
very tall and dense in some areas.
Under the
manzanita were small trees, fir, pine and others. The manzanitas
shade allowed the small trees to establish themselves and grow past the
manzanita. Years later, as the trees grew tall, there shade began to
kill the manzanita, that had helped them to get there start on life.
Today, over
thirty years later, manzanita is still here but only thrives in the sunny
areas. These shrubs are perfect cover for the deer, birds and other
animals. Their berries are food for some of the animals and birds. The remains of the manzanita, under the trees, lay dead
creating mulch for the trees to grow. Ferns and other flowers now grow
under the canopy of trees.
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Arctostaphylos
columbiana Fact Sheet
Arctostaphylos manzanita
Dr. Hurd
Manzanita Tree
Northern California Manzanita.
Calflora Arctostaphylos
manzanita
Hairy Manzanita
(Arctostaphylos columbiana)
Manzanita
Wikipedia,
the free
encyclopedia
Otay Manzanita
[Arctostaphylos otayensis
Wies. & Schreib.]
Shrubs of
Mount Shasta
Greenleaf
Manzanita
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