Arbutus 'Marina'
Mountain Shadow Nursery is your wholesale source for Arbutus 'Marina' microcuttings from tissue culture.
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Stage III Price: | $0.77 | | (Microcuttings, grown on rooting media, possibly with roots) | Unrooted Price: | $0.50 | | (Microcuttings without roots, but normally easily rooted) | | Minimum order: 250
Ships within 6-12 months.
Volume discounts are available. See Terms and Conditions for details.
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Description:
Thrives on alkaline soils and is relatively drought tolerant. Most likely a hybrid of A. x andrachnoides with A. canariensis.
| General |
| Introduced: | | 1984 |
| Origin: | | Unknown but introduced by Saratoga Horticultural Foundation |
| | | Plant |
| Plant Size: | | 40 - 50' tall x 40-50' wide |
| Habit: | | Upright and spreading |
| Hardiness: | | Zone 7 - 9 |
| Disease/Pest: | | Susceptible to Phytophthora root rot if overwatered |
| Normal Leaf Color: | | Dark green, leathery ; new growth is bronze colored |
| Stem: | | Glandular and green to brown |
| Bark: | | Smooth, mahogony colored; cinnamon colored in fall |
| | | Flowers |
| Flower Color: | | White blushed carmine pink |
| Bloom Time: | | Year-round, but peaks in spring and fall |
| Fruit Color: | | 1" across - yellow when young; red when mature |
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