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      Arctostaphylos alpina |
    Alpine Bearberry ( Black Berry ) |
       Deciduous Shrub |
HEIGHT: | 0 - 1 feet | SPREAD: | 3 - 4 feet | DISTINCTIONS: | Matted or trailing shrub; deciduous; leathery leaves, upper side dark green, underside light green; white, pinkish or yellowish green flowers clustered at tips of branches; large black fruit is edible but seedy and tasteless; leaves turn bright red in fall; most leaves shrivel and turn brown in the winter, new leaves produced in the spring. | LIMITATIONS: | Difficult to transplant. | HARDINESS: | INT, N, SC, SE, W (Zone 1) | ORIGIN: | Circumpolar at high latitudes | CULTIVARS: | | _____________________________ Back to List | The information for this Deciduous Shrub (138) was last updated on: 2010-12-27 17:18:26 |
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