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Manzanita branches with red bark. Manzanita is a common name for many species of the genus Arctostaphylos.They are evergreen shrubs or small trees present in the chaparral biome of western North America, where they occur from Southern British Columbia and Washington to Oregon, California, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas in the United States, and throughout Mexico.
Vaccinium ovatum is an erect shrub that grows from 0.5 to 3 metres (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 to 10 ft) tall and is considered a slow-growing plant. [3] The shrub has woody stems with bright red bark. [1]
The larger branches have dull red bark and the twigs are generally woolly. The leaves are bright green and shiny, with few hairs especially along the edges. They measure 1 to 3 centimetres (1 ⁄ 2 to 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) in length. The shrub blooms in spherical clusters of urn-shaped whitish manzanita flowers.
The shrub has greenish brown to red bark on its stems, and the smaller twigs may be green, reddish, yellowish, or gray. The alternately arranged leaves are also variable. They are generally roughly oval and measure 2 to 6 cm (3 ⁄ 4 to 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) long. They are green to yellowish or bluish in color, turning red in the fall.
The plant is a bush or small tree to about 7 meters in height and very thorny, particularly on the trunk. The flower has three to five styles and approximately 20 stamens, and the fruit is a pome -type polypyrenous drupe which contains three to five pits.
A closeup of the bark. Prunus serrula is a small deciduous tree, often with multiple stems, reaching a height of 20–30 feet (6–9 m). The leaves are arranged alternately, simple, 5–10 cm long and 1.5–2.0 cm broad and a serrate margin. [2] The smooth bark is a brownish red, with prominent horizontal lenticels.
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An established mesquite tree needs little or no watering, and is an attractive ornamental plant. [6] Medicinal uses: Sore throats were treated with a hot tea made from a blend of the clear sap plus inner red bark. Stomachaches were treated with a tea made from the fresh leaves. Toothache was treated by chewing the soft inner bark of the root.