Arctostaphylos pumila, Sandmat Manzanita Tree Making friends with endangered trees

Making friends with endangered trees

-Plant in rocky well draining soil

- Moist soil- do not let sit in soggy soil

- Let top few inches of soil dry out in between waterings

This is a type of sword fern that is from forests and swamps

Arctostaphylos pumila, Sandmat Manzanita Tree Making friends with endangered treesSandmat Manzanita A California Native endemic to Monterey. It is a shrub that reaches up to five feet tall and wide. Pink flowers bloom in the winter and spring. It is best to prune in the time when they are flowering to early summer. Each flower cluster terminates the growth of a shoot causing an irregular twiggy branching habit. It is not recommended to prune manzanitas during cool, wet winter months, this encourages fungal pathogens to spread. You