At Evergreen Landscaping we often find that many people look for something different in landscaping trees and shrubs. Some fear their rocky or desert-like yard areas are not conducive to planting great landscaping items. If you and your lawn fall into this category, the Big Berry Manzanita may be just what you’ve been looking for.
This shrub grows to small tree size and is pleasant to look at. What’s more, it prefers areas that are rocky and well-drained, places your other shrubs and trees may not grow well. They can be a perfect addition to from a coastal area to a desert transition area.
The Big Berry Manzanita usually grows from one to six meters tall, but it can grow even taller with the optimal circumstances. The leaves of this shrub are a light gray-green color. They also flower and bear fruit. The flowers hang in white clusters and the fruits have a light red color to them. Both the flowers and the fruits add another color dimension to this already beautiful tree. The trees can grow to be 100 years old or better, but they do not start to bear fruit until the age of twenty.
Evergreen Landscaping Services is your full service landscaper in the Pismo Beach area, and we will help you decide of Big Berry Manzanita is right for your yard. If you have a well-drained or rocky area, chances are good we can help you with one of these shrubs.
They will give you and your yard years of beauty and they will look good in a space that may otherwise be baron of vegetation. They are native to California and Baja California, so the climate here is perfect for them. In nature, the seeds require exposure to fire in order to germinate. Because of that, they can be found in good numbers shortly after an area has a fire come through. Fire treatment in the fall will produce new growth by the next spring.
The Big Berry Manzanita will provide colorful fruit in the spring and the round, waxy leaves will break up a rocky outcropping or will also bring color to a well-drained flat area. Their white flowers are usually some of the first to bloom, making them a welcomed site in late winter to early spring. These shrubs do well on a north facing slope and in places that are partly shady. They do not need summer watering, except in the driest locations. Well-drained soil is a must, as they will not do well with too much water.
If you are looking for a beautiful tree that will provide color year round in your yard in the Pismo Beach area, the Big Berry Manzanita may be just what you’re looking for. Call Evergreen Landscaping today and we will come out to survey your site, whether it is your yard or the landscaping around your business. You want the areas you live in to look their best, and we can help with that