ARCTOSTAPHYLOS manzanita. A small, nearly umbrella shaped tree usually about 10' tall at maturity. It is remarkable for its beautifully gnarled, reddish brown trunks, large bluish to greyish green leaves and heavy clusters of white to pink flowers. My own selection is 'St. Helena', with stout, widely spreading trunks, bright cinnamon bark, grey green leaves and white flowers. 'Dr. Hurd', introduced by Saratoga Horticultural Foundation, is another fine selection, with even stockier, more upsweeping stems and greener leaves. 'Hood Mountain' is a possible hybrid with A. canescens, which I found on the mountain of the same name in Sonoma County many years ago. It is similar to 'St. Helena' overall, but it has more purplish trunks and narrower, slightly greyer leaves.