Arctostaphylos 'St Helena' (manzanita) Mexico Scientific name: Alnus rhombifolia

Scientific name: Alnus rhombifolia

It can be found along seeps and streams throughout California

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and in praries

The leaves look like they are willowy

Arctostaphylos 'St Helena' (manzanita) Mexico Scientific name: Alnus rhombifoliaSt Helena Manzanita A California Native slow growing small evergreen shrub with gray green foliage that grows to about twelve feet high and about ten feet wide. White flowers bloom in the 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