BOTANICAL AND ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
SPECIES: Arctostaphylos glandulosa | Eastwood Manzanita 



GENERAL BOTANICAL CHARACTERISTICS : 
Eastwood manzanita is a long-lived, erect, spreading evergreen shrub.
It ranges from 5 to 8 feet (1.5-2.5 m) in height, with a lignotuber from
2 to 15 feet (0.6-2.5 m) in diameter.  Root depth is from 8 to 28 inches
(20-70 cm).  The leaves, stems, and fruits are glandular.  The fruit is
a small drupe bearing hardcoated seeds [5,7,19,29].


RAUNKIAER LIFE FORM : 
   Phanerophyte


REGENERATION PROCESSES : 
Sexual:  Eastwood manzanita reproduces by seed [2,20,14].  Seeds are
dispersed by birds and mammals and can remain dormant for years [21].
Germination does not occur until after a fire, and is triggered by an
oligosaccharin leached from charred wood [20].  Seedling success rates
are low [14].

Vegetative:  Eastwood manzanita sprouts from the lignotuber [7,14,18,19,20,44].


SITE CHARACTERISTICS : 
Eastwood manzanita is found on dry, rocky, often steep slopes [16,29].

Soil:  Eastwood manzanita grows in gravelly-clay soil.  The soil layer
is typically less than 10 inches (25 cm) with a pH of 5.7 [10].  

Elevation:  Eastwood manzanita occurs between 1,000 to 6,000 feet
(305-1,829 m) [29].

Climate:  Eastwood manzanita grows in a mediterranean climate, with cool
moist winters and hot dry summers [7,29].


       


SUCCESSIONAL STATUS : 
Eastwood manzanita is shade-intolerant.  It occurs in climax chaparral,
but is replaced by oak (Quercus spp.) woodland or coniferous forest in
the absence of fire [14,31,44].


SEASONAL DEVELOPMENT : 
Eastwood manzanita flowers from February to April.  The fruit ripens
from April to August, and seeds are disseminated from August to
November.  Older leaves are dropped from August to February [2].

Related categories for Species: Arctostaphylos glandulosa | Eastwood Manzanita