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Manzanita

Arctostaphylos

Photo by AmberLundeen
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AmberLundeen
Finally got the last two photos uploaded - sheesh! what an ordeal!
HemaShah
too closely related for us identifiers!
AmberLundeen
Dan - I'll let you know how it goes Emma- I've been trying to upload two more photos but I'm having trouble with my internet. The bark and flowers look very similar but the leaves and fruit are different. According to the wikipedia link I noted the Manzanita and Madrona are closely related.
HemaShah
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7026029 Amber .this spotting of mine has an exfoliating bark as in picture number two. i thought that it was a Manzanita.
Dan Doucette
Now you can try the bark tea and the fruit! I'm interested to hear how it tastes. Ashish, this is in the Ericaceae family.
AmberLundeen
That's funny Dan because when I read that I thought about collecting the bark to make tea like described. @Ashish -I don't know, some manzanitas do remind me of eucalyptus.
Ashish
Mytraceae family..? Similar trunk find in India. Eucalyptus globulus (Nilgiri Tree)
Dan Doucette
Honestly I've never heard of this tree before but recognized the name as meaning 'little apple'. I was reading about them on your wiki link and it said they were edible, so I thought I'd ask. Maybe they are worth a try?
AmberLundeen
No - Can you eat the berries without cooking or drying them?
Dan Doucette
Very nice exfoliating bark. Have you eaten the fruit from this?
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2011

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