Ron Brightman showed me this huge specimen of Arctostaphylos manzanita in a Seattle garden years ago. Now it is even bigger. It must be 18 feet tall and 30 feet wide!
I also found this rather large plant (perhaps 11′ tall) that appears to be A. columbiana in North Seattle. One wonders if it is a preserved native plant, or was planted.
While we’re at it here’s an impressive interior live oak (Quercus wislizenii) in north Seattle. It’s not common, but it obviously does great here.
I am very interested in learning more about these large forms of Arctostaphylos. Does Deserts NorthWest have these plants