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Re: Manzanitas

Hello Nan,

>Hi all you medit planters.  Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving.

Yes, thank you. We had a picnic on our (I hope to build a house soon,) lot
surrounded by laurel sumac and manzanitas. The one we have is
the  A. Bicolor, or "Mission" manzanita. This is in zone 21, in Poway.
My parents live in zone 23, and they have a different one with
larger leaves native to their area. Have you checked with Tree of Life
Nursery?
In Bob Perry's book: Trees and Shrubs for Dry California Landscapes,
ISBN: 0-9605988-0-5, he lists 21 different manzanitas. ( Plus a few cult-
tivars.) He says there are about 38 varieties native to this state.

>I'd like to plant some manzanitas in my "native/dry" garden area, and
>wonder which will grow here, I'm in San Diego area, about 3 miles from the
>coast, which means that I don't have that overwhelming marine layer of
>clouds, I'd say we are at the transitio between Sunset zones 23 and 24.  We
>get some coastal influence, but it's mostly sunny and dry.  Sandy soil
>conditions.  frost a couple nights/year.  I'd like some manzanitas that
>grow tall, more tree-like than bush like.  8 to 10 feet tall would be great
>and I love that red bark.  Which varieties do you suggest and do you know
>any sources?
>
>Thanks a bunch
>
>Nan
>
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>Nan Sterman, "gardening addict"
>Olivenhain, California
>Sunset Zone 24, USDA Zone 10b or 11
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>So goes an old chinese proverb:
>         If you want to be happy for a few hours, get drunk;
>         If you want to be happy for a week-end get married;
>         If you want to be happy for a week, barbeque a pig;
>         If you want to be happy all your life long become a gardener




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