Dr. Hurd Manzanita is an evergreen  multi-branched  treelike shrub with glossy  light green foliage and grows up to 15'.  This manzanita can handle some summer water and a richer soil but will also grow well in clay soil  and tolerates sandy soil. Its brown-red bark and lovely multi-branched form makes this distinctive taller Arctostaphylos a prized specimen plant and focal point of the landscape in many gardens. Perfectly drought tolerant in most gardens  Dr. Hurd is one of the faster manzanitas and is a reliable shrub. This form was found by John Coulter of the Saratoga Horticultural Foundation in 1972.