There are some trees that have become visual symbols of the areas where they reside, and one such tree is the manzanita tree, a native of the Pacific Northwest, California and parts of the Southwest.

Last week, we recounted how Rose Hillson discovered and nurtured a manzanita plant in the yard of her Parker Avenue home. Unable to identify its species, she turned to San Francisco State University ...

Tree of Life Nursery: A wholesale/retail native plant nursery located in San Juan Capistrano. The company’s catalog (available as a pdf download) is an invaluable resource about native plants, their ...

Freshman gathered together in Manzanita Lawn as part of a community based learning in partnership with CSUN Sustainability to plant 10 new trees, facing 37 mph winds at 10 a.m. Today was the last UNIV ...

In the foothills of the northern Sierra Nevada, one native shrub stands out from all the rest. It is commonly called manzanita, but the name covers many different species of Arctostaphylos that make ...

There are some plants that you only need to encounter once and, instantly, you feel a connection to them that goes straight into your soul. They are like those rare people whom you meet by chance and ...