about 6 feet wide plant x9 Works with a wide variety of other plants including Ceanothus species, scrub oaks, Salvias, Penstemons, Silk Tassel Bush (Garrya species), Flannel Bush (Fremontodendrons), and numerous subshrubs and annuals.
"Artostaphylos manzanita is a tall, beautiful species of manzanita with an often dramatic and winding branch structure. It has the common names of Whiteleaf Manzanita and Common Manzanita. It is native to California, where it can be found primarily in the North Coast Range, and in the northern and central Sierra Nevada foothills. It's much more rarely found in the southern part of California in the Peninsular, western Transverse and South Coast Ranges. It is common on chaparral slopes and low-elevation coniferous forest ecosystems. The leaves are bright shiny green, wedge-shaped and pointed. The small white flowers, only a quarter inch long, are cup-shaped and hang upside down. The fruits are berries which are white when new and turn red-brown as the summer wears on. The bark on the long, crooked branches is reddish, making the shrub easily identifiable as a manzanita. It grows into a twisted tree about 15 feet tall. It does not form a basal burl and can be killed by fire.
Whiteleaf Manzanita is one of the easier manzanitas to grow in landscape applications, and is a bit more tolerant of summer water than most. Watering 1x per month during the summer is usually OK, though as with most manzanitas, it's best if it gets any supplementary summer water it needs by reaching it's roots out to a nearby water source. It likes sun or part shade, and does well in a wide variety of soils"
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