About Arctostaphylos pechoensis (Abrams) Dudley
Arctostaphylos pechoensis (Abrams) Dudley is a large shrub that generally grows at least 2 meters tall, and is known to reach over 5 meters in height. Its smaller branches are woolly and covered in long white bristles. It has dense overlapping foliage made up of oval-shaped leaves that can have smooth, toothed, or jagged edges. The inflorescence is a cluster of the cone-shaped flowers characteristic of manzanitas, with each individual flower measuring around 7 millimeters long. The fruit is a red drupe about 1 centimeter wide that is hairless or nearly hairless.