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Manzanita commun

Manzanita commun

Arctostaphylos manzanita
Arbuste à feuillage persistant des garrigues californiennes, célèbre pour son écorce lisse et sinueuse rouge orangé et ses branches tortueuses — « manzanita » signifie « petite pomme » en référence aux petites baies rougeâtres. Des feuilles vert vif, largement ovales, ornent les troncs polis toute l'année, et des fleurs en urne, blanc à rose, s'épanouissent de février à avril. Plante indigène des versants secs des Coast Ranges et des contreforts de la Sierra Nevada, elle n'a presque pas besoin d'eau en été une fois établie.
Native: CA
Climate fit: narrow (31/100)
Structure
Focal point
Light
Full sun / Part shade
Water
Low water
Mature size
78-300" tall · 96" apart
Hardy in zones
8a-10b
cold to mild winters
AHS heat range
6-12
Plant range authored in AHS heat-zone terms.
Native in Illinois
No
Le Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center indique que les petites baies rougeâtres (« manzanita » signifiant « petite pomme ») étaient utilisées par les peuples autochtones pour préparer une boisson rafraîchissante rappelant le cidre ; le bois est aujourd'hui utilisé pour des pièces décoratives imitant le bois flotté.

Cold hardiness

Future
These values are location-based: this location's current hardiness is the baseline, and the 2050 value is a projected future climate for this same location.
Now
Zone 6b
USDA
Published baseline for this location from 1991-2020.
Source: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (1991-2020 climatology) via ArcGIS FeatureServer
Won't grow here
2050
Zone 7a
Plotwright
Projected zone for this same location in 2050 (2041-2070) using SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry).
Won't grow here
In plain terms: This location is in Zone 6b today. Its hardiness profile is cold winters, and coldest nights are typically around -3°F. By 2050, the projected hardiness zone is Zone 7a based on SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry). That is a +0.5-zone shift from Zone 6b to Zone 7a by 2050.
Out of range today and still out of range in 2050.

Heat tolerance

Future
Heat tolerance values are location-based too: heat days today are observed at this site, and the 2050 value projects this same location under a future climate.
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Sources & citations

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Plotwright. (2026, May 17). Manzanita commun (Arctostaphylos manzanita). Retrieved 2026, June 14, from https://plotwright.garden/plants/arctostaphylos-manzanita
Sources for every fact
Every fact on this page traces to a source. 18 fields cited - 18 source-backed.
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Database
Botanical research database
Backs 17 fields
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Oregon State University Landscape Plants
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