Manzanita is native to California, Oregon and parts of the west.

Manzanita is called Arctostaphylos and is a California native plant.

Hi We have been working over our yard. We are pulling out non-natives, though we are also planting some olive trees. We have cut down some eucalyptus, palms and pepper trees and pulled mountains of iceplant. We have a bit over an acre of native sage/brush that is really old, overgrown, and full of dead, flammable material which we are cutting back. I understand that we can cut it back pretty severely this time of year and it will grow back with renewed vigor. I hope that is true because we wish to do as much native restoration as we can! In the process of all this work, we have uncovered quite a few Mission Manzanitas which we cannot bear to cut. Some of them are in the way of olive terraces. We are putting in semi-circular stone terraces for the olive trees and we end up with some large patches of bare ground between them. We have actually terraced around a couple of the manzanitas because they look so nice. We were wondering if we can transplant some others into these bare spots. The ones we want to move are pretty small - maybe 3/4" diameter trunks, 4-5' high. Will they transplant OK? How large a root ball do they need? Thanks, and don't be sorry for telling the truth! I've got a lot to learn down here. Next question: since manzanitas are so good at holding a hill in place, do you sell them, and how much are they? Sorry, I'm in Escondido. I have owned a business in Oregon for over ten years, but just moved down here in November. I still have the business and that's my email address and I sometimes forget to use the non-confusing signature. Here's an interesting fact: the town I moved here FROM is named Manzanita. :-) And I had a couple of manzanitas growing in my yard up there. I really love them and it was very satisfying to find them (undoubtedly different varieties) growing here. I'll go check out that link you gave me. Do we need to pay attention to orientation? Do we need to do anything to help their symbiotic mycorrhizae get re-established? How much watering will they need and for how long? I am from Oregon and don't know much about Southern California natives. I bet a good friend of mine is one of your nemeses. She does most of the web work in that area and is a former specialist in search engine placement. I must say, you've got the best native plant website I've ever seen. I'm very impressed. Manzanita is one of the nicest towns you could ever live in. Population of about 400 very nice people, surrounded by incredible scenery and a five mile long, almost pristine beach. The major industry is renting beach houses to people in the summer. If you ever want to take a vacation to the Oregon coast, that's the place to go. www.neahkahnie.net is a good place to find lodging and such. Why move? Ah, life is so complex. I've actually lived in Oregon all of my life except for 4 years in the Navy. My wife moved to Manzanita from Escondido in 1994 to join me in my business up there. (We were not married at that time.) She couldn't sell her house down here so she rented it out. Last year we decided we wanted to sell it. She had purchased the house a long time ago and it has seen a lot of appreciation - so much so that the capital gains taxes would have amounted to two years income. If we could live in it for two years, we would not have to pay the taxes, and we needed a break from the day-to-day stress of running a small business (actually four of them altogether), so we promoted our longest-time employee to manager and here we are. But now we're not so sure we will leave after two years. I've always had problems with "winter depression" (now known as Seasonal Affective Disorder) and after ten years on the coast it was really bad. So far I have not experienced any winter depression symptoms since I have been down here and it is mid-January. I don't like the crush of people you've got down here, and most of them appear to be homicidal maniacs when they drive, but I'm feeling so good that I can cope with that. I will probably go back to Oregon eventually, but it will probably be after more than the original two-year plan. In the mean while, this house has a lot of fixup to do - inside and out. Whew! I bet that took a while to read.	no, leave them if you can they will not move sorry their root ball is the size of a house, that's why a few can hold a slope uh. I'm confused, are you in Oregon or San Diego? Some that would love Oregon will hate San Diego. We sell about 75 kinds of manzanita not done. and not complete, with errors, but here's some http://www.laspilitas.com/groups/manzanita_arctostaphylos/Manzanita.html and more here http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/plant_lists/California_native_plant_A.htm We hand out a planting guide that will help you keep them alive, fairly easy. Yeah Manzanita Oregon is why we're having to make some manzanita pages, no one can find our manzanitas.... Why Oregon to Escondido? I thought people were supposed to move to Oregon from Escondido.
do ALL manzanitas need some shade in Altadena? will Sta Cruz Arcto stand the Altadena climate	shrubs are safe, the lower ones are not. Harmony or Sunset are ok nope, needs afternoon shade

Hi We have been working over our yard. We are pulling out non-natives, though we are also planting some olive trees. We have cut down some eucalyptus, palms and pepper trees and pulled mountains of iceplant. We have a bit over an acre of native sage/brush that is really old, overgrown, and full of dead, flammable material which we are cutting back. I understand that we can cut it back pretty severely this time of year and it will grow back with renewed vigor. I hope that is true because we wish to do as much native restoration as we can! In the process of all this work, we have uncovered quite a few Mission Manzanitas which we cannot bear to cut. Some of them are in the way of olive terraces. We are putting in semi-circular stone terraces for the olive trees and we end up with some large patches of bare ground between them. We have actually terraced around a couple of the manzanitas because they look so nice. We were wondering if we can transplant some others into these bare spots. The ones we want to move are pretty small - maybe 3/4" diameter trunks, 4-5' high. Will they transplant OK? How large a root ball do they need? Thanks, and don't be sorry for telling the truth! I've got a lot to learn down here. Next question: since manzanitas are so good at holding a hill in place, do you sell them, and how much are they?

Sorry, I'm in Escondido. I have owned a business in Oregon for over ten years, but just moved down here in November. I still have the business and that's my email address and I sometimes forget to use the non-confusing signature. Here's an interesting fact: the town I moved here FROM is named Manzanita. :-) And I had a couple of manzanitas growing in my yard up there. I really love them and it was very satisfying to find them (undoubtedly different varieties) growing here. I'll go check out that link you gave me. Do we need to pay attention to orientation? Do we need to do anything to help their symbiotic mycorrhizae get re-established?

How much watering will they need and for how long?

I am from Oregon and don't know much about Southern California natives. I bet a good friend of mine is one of your nemeses. She does most of the web work in that area and is a former specialist in search engine placement. I must say, you've got the best native plant website I've ever seen. I'm very impressed.

Manzanita is one of the nicest towns you could ever live in. Population of about 400 very nice people, surrounded by incredible scenery and a five mile long, almost pristine beach. The major industry is renting beach houses to people in the summer. If you ever want to take a vacation to the Oregon coast, that's the place to go. www.neahkahnie.net is a good place to find lodging and such. Why move? Ah, life is so complex. I've actually lived in Oregon all of my life except for 4 years in the Navy. My wife moved to Manzanita from Escondido in 1994 to join me in my business up there. (We were not married at that time.) She couldn't sell her house down here so she rented it out. Last year we decided we wanted to sell it. She had purchased the house a long time ago and it has seen a lot of appreciation - so much so that the capital gains taxes would have amounted to two years income. If we could live in it for two years, we would not have to pay the taxes, and we needed a break from the day-to-day stress of running a small business (actually four of them altogether), so we promoted our longest-time employee to manager and here we are. But now we're not so sure we will leave after two years. I've always had problems with "winter depression" (now known as Seasonal Affective Disorder) and after ten years on the coast it was really bad. So far I have not experienced any winter depression symptoms since I have been down here and it is mid-January. I don't like the crush of people you've got down here, and most of them appear to be homicidal maniacs when they drive, but I'm feeling so good that I can cope with that. I will probably go back to Oregon eventually, but it will probably be after more than the original two-year plan. In the mean while, this house has a lot of fixup to do - inside and out. Whew! I bet that took a while to read.

no, leave them if you can they will not move

 sorry

 their root ball is the size of a house, that's why a few can
 hold a slope



uh. I'm confused, are you in Oregon or San Diego? Some that  would love Oregon will hate San Diego. We sell about 75 kinds of manzanita
not done. and not complete, with errors, but here's some
 http://www.laspilitas.com/groups/manzanita_arctostaphylos/Manzanita.html
and more here
http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/plant_lists/California_native_plant_A.htm

We hand out a planting guide that will help you keep them alive, fairly easy.

Yeah Manzanita Oregon is why we're having to make some
manzanita pages, no one can find our manzanitas....

Why Oregon to Escondido? I thought people were supposed to move to
 Oregon from Escondido.

do ALL manzanitas need some shade in Altadena? will Sta Cruz Arcto stand the Altadena climate

shrubs are safe, the lower ones are not. Harmony or Sunset are ok nope, needs afternoon shade