Arctostaphylos Species, Common Manzanita

I am considering planting this shrub in a planter in my front yard. Knowing that the Manzanita is related to the Strawberry tree (Arbutu...Read Mores unedo), I wonder if they share the same drawback? I had a Strawberry tree which was lovely EXCEPT for the mess that it left on the ground, of the fallen leaves and especially the fallen soft fruits. Are the fruits of the Manzanita soft like those of the Strawberry tree? Thank you.

I bought this plant in a 1 gallon container at the Theador Payne Native Garden Plant sale a few months ago. I planted it on the side of ...Read Moremy house that gets very little sun. Early AM if at all.
I went out to look at it a few weeks ago, and someone had trampled it but it was still alive. I proped it back up.
I went out to look at it this morning and to my extreme surprise, it had bloomed!
The plant is no taller than 5"! Every branch has a cluster of fruity blooms. I will try to take a picture and upload it! Did I fail to mention the area that I planted this little wonder plant is to say the least neglected?

Difficult to cultivate in a garden. I have managed it with one plant grown from seed collected in 1990 near Yosemite Ca.
Tall legg...Read Morey shrub best feature its bright mahogany coloured bark which is shed each year to reveal anew even brighter one. Dull green leaves and sticky clusters of bell shaped flowers pink in colour in May.(in S.E. England). As yet not set seed for me. Intresting! pete2255

Great California native shrub with the most incredible colored reddish wood- extremely hard, too. that's why it is the most commonly sol...Read Mored wood for bird perches- lasts a long time with their constant gnawing, and it's ornamental and smooth as well. Very drought tolerant plant.