Arcostaphylos uva-ursi (kinnikinnick or bearberry)

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (kinnikinnick or bearberry)

Pronunciation: Arc-tostaphy-los uva-ursi
(Plant Database)

Family: Ericaceae
Common bearberry from Thomé Flora von Deutschland,
 Österreich und der Schweiz 1885
Plant type: Broadleaf evergreen, Ground cover
Zone: 4 (-34 to -29 C)
Origin: B.C. west and east of Cascades, Central Canada, U.S.,  Europe
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Mature size: 
  Height: 0.1-0.2 m
  Spread: 1-1.5 m
Form: Creeping/ mat-like
Texture: Fine
Habit: Horizontal
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Leaves
Arrangement: Simple, Alternate, Soft flexible, Glabrous, Lustrous
Shape: Oblong, obovate
Size: 1-3 cm long 0.3-1.2 cm wide 
Margin: Entire
Characteristics: Waxy, leathery, evergreen
Colour: Green
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Flowers:
Inflorescence type: Raceme
Colour: White with pink accents 
Size: 0.2- 0.7 cm
Time: April - May
White Flowers in bloom (Plant Database)
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Stem:
Colour: reddish brown, green, green brown
Description: woody, smooth, green for new growth, bark can be peeling
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Fruit type:
- drupe
- edible
Color: Bright red
Time: July - Aug, (persistent)

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Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Preferred soil: Acidic
Landscape uses: Ground Cover
Propagation: Softwood and hardwood cuttings of one year old tissue, plant in sandy medium, place in mist irrigation greenhouse at 22 degrees C, bottom heat
Comments: first nations dried and smoked leaves, roots were made in to tea to treat persistent caugh, * caution * high in tannin and arbutin, extended use can point to liver problems and uterine contractions. Can also be formed into larger-growing plants often having intricately twisted branches, and beautiful polished mahogany-like bark. Prone to "black leaf"

Pests: Exobasidium leaf gall

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