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Trees and shrubs
Kinnikinnick
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Kinnikinnick is an evergreen shrub that reaches about 1 feet at maturity, with a moderate growth rate. Height 6-12 inches, spread up to 15 feet. In the wild it grows in rocky, open woods; dry, sandy hills; mountainous regions.
Water
Low
Light
Sun, Part shade, Shade
Hardiness
Zone 3
Mature height
1 ft
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Growing guide
- Growth habit
- Evergreen Shrub
- Mature size
- Height 6-12 inches, spread up to 15 feet.
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Water needs
- Low; high drought tolerance once established
- Soil moisture
- Dry, Moist
- Light
- Sun, Part Shade, Shade
- Cold hardiness
- To -33°F (about USDA Zone 3)
- Salt tolerance
- Medium
- Bloom
- White, Pink · Mar, Apr, May, Jun
- Grows in
- Rocky, open woods; dry, sandy hills; mountainous regions
- Native range
- Northern, coastal, and montane Eurasia to northern, coastal, and montane North America: Lab. to AK, s. to VA, extreme n.e. IN, n. IL, CA, AZ, and NM, with isolated populations in the mountains of Guatemala
Wildlife and uses
The fruit is edible but mealy and tasteless; it is much favored by birds and other wildlife.
Attracts: Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Soil should not be compacted around the plants and they should not be fertilized.
Good for: Restoration, Erosion control, Wildlife, Landscape
Sources
Hardiness zone is estimated from the USDA minimum temperature. Uses are suggested from USDA plant traits.
