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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

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Michael Dirr Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Michael Dirr

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

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Common Names:
Bear's Grape
Bearberry
Hog Cranberry
Kinnikinick
Mealberry
Mountain Box
Sandberry

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Origin:
	Circumboreal covering Europe, Asia, North America south to Virginia and Northern California

Sun/Water Requirements:

Partial/Full sun.
Moderate to dry conditions.

Climate / Hardiness Zones:
	Zone 2 to Zone 6 Dirr says: "I have seen the plant growing right next to beach grass on the beaches of Cape Cod; although found in diverse soils and habitats, it does best in poor, sandy, infertile soils; Never fertilize"

Growth:
	Dirr says: "low growing evergreen ground cover forming broad, thick mats; single plant may cover an area 15' in diameter; native colonies on Cape Cod appear to be derived from a single plant"

Flowers:
	Color(s): White Season(s): Spring Dirr says: "dainty and beautiful, April to May, borne in nodding racemes"

Foliage:
	Broadleaf Evergreen Color: Leaves are dark green in the summer and orange and red in the fall.

Fruit:
	Color: Red Season(s): Late Summer, Early Fall Dirr says: "lustrous, persisting, beautiful on close inspection"

Landscape Value:
	Can be used as a container plant. Can be used as a grouping plant. Dirr says: "Outstanding ground cover for that different effect; has been called "the prettiest, sturdiest, and most reliable ground cover"."

Other:
	Is Resistant to Drought Is Salt Tolerant

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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi is hardy in these areas:

Allegan, MI	Allentown, PA	Almond, WI
Alsip, IL	Athens, MI	Augusta, MI
Bangor, MI	Battle Creek, MI	Bronxville, NY
Canton, MI	Carol Stream, IL	Casco, MI
Channahon, IL	Chicago Heights, IL	Chicago Ridge, IL
Chicago, IL	Cicero, IL	Cleveland, OH
Coal City, IL	Columbus, MI	Conneaut, OH
Crete, IL	Detroit, MI	Dewitt, MI
Dimondale, MI	Dolton, IL	Dorset, OH
Eagle, MI	East Claridon, OH	East Greenville, PA
East Lansing, MI	East Texas, PA	Eastchester, NY
Easton, PA	Eaton Rapids, MI	Ecorse, MI
Edmore, MI	Elkins Park, PA	Elmwood Park, IL
Elyria, OH	Emmaus, PA	Evergreen Park, IL
Ferndale, MI	Grand Rapids, MI	Grosse Pointe, MI
Hamtramck, MI	Harper Woods, MI	Harrison Township, MI
Hastings On hudson, NY	Heath, OH	Highland Park, MI
Homewood, IL	Jeffersonville, IN	Joliet, IL
Kalamazoo, MI	Kinsman, IL	Laconia, IN
Lakewood, OH	Landisburg, PA	Lanesville, IN
Lansing, IL	Lawn, PA	Leavenworth, IN
Lebanon, PA	Lemont, IL	Lemoyne, PA
Lewistown, PA	Lexington, IN	Lincolnshire, IL
Little York, IN	Littleton, CO	Liverpool, PA
Loysville, PA	Lykens, PA	Macomb, MI
Marysville, MI	Mcalisterville, PA	Memphis, MI
Mentor, OH	Middlefield, OH	Montville, OH
Morgantown, WV	Mount Clemens, MI	Mount Vernon, OH
Mundelein, IL	New Albany, OH	New Baltimore, MI
New Haven, MI	New York, NY	Newark, OH
Newbury, OH	North Chicago, IL	North Kingsville, OH
North Ridgeville, OH	North Street, MI	Northbrook, IL
Northfield, OH	Oak Park, MI	Oshkosh, WI
Palatine, IL

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