That smooth red wood is a normal part of the shrub. It’s in the blueberry and madrone family Ericaceae.
Designer-Pound6459
In Arizona? I love manzanita.
blackcatblack
If you put your hand on the bark on a hot day it will still feel cool. Try it sometime!
Original-Ice4656
That tree will peel once a year, shedding that beautiful layer. A light wood is exposed beneath and turns dark again. My property is covered in manzanita.
Farmstrong12358
Mans, I need a nother beer.
monkiepox
Never heard of a manzanita…..it’s called an Arbutus tree in BC and it’s native on our coast.
FnordRanger_5
That’s just how they are
The bigger ones are great to take nap under when it gets too hot out
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Manzanita – Arctostaphylos genus
That smooth red wood is a normal part of the shrub. It’s in the blueberry and madrone family Ericaceae.
In Arizona? I love manzanita.
If you put your hand on the bark on a hot day it will still feel cool. Try it sometime!
That tree will peel once a year, shedding that beautiful layer. A light wood is exposed beneath and turns dark again. My property is covered in manzanita.
Mans, I need a nother beer.
Never heard of a manzanita…..it’s called an Arbutus tree in BC and it’s native on our coast.
That’s just how they are
The bigger ones are great to take nap under when it gets too hot out
Great for parrot stands
They can’t destroy it