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Alpine Bearberry (Arctostaphylos alpina)

Alpine Bearberry (Arctostaphylos Alpina) https://www.sagebud.com/alpine-bearberry-arctostaphylos-alpina

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Arctostaphylos Alpina, or more commonly know as Alpine Bearberry, is a shrub with yellow-green foliage and yellow flowers of the genus Arctostaphylos. It has a rapid growth rate and a height of 0.5 feet at maturity. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. Arctostaphylos Alpina or Alpine Bearberry's floral region is North America US Lower 48 and Alaska, specifically in the states of Alaska, Maine and New Hampshire.

Category: Dicot
Genus: Arctostaphylos
Family: Ericaceae
Order: Ericales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Shrub
Native Status: L48 (N) AK (N) CAN (N) GL (N) SPM (N)
State T/E Status: ME (T) NH (T)
State T/E Common Name: ME (alpine bearberry) NH (alpine bearberry)
National Wetland Indicator Status: FAC
Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 1(FAC) 9(NI) A(FAC)
After Harvest Regrowth Rate: None
Allelopath: No
Bloat: None
C:N Ratio: Medium
Coppice Potential: No
Fall Conspicuous: Yes
Fire Resistance: No
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Conspicuous: No
Foliage Color: Yellow-Green
Foliage Porosity Summer: Moderate
Foliage Porosity Winter: Porous
Foliage Texture: Coarse
Fruit/Seed Color: Black
Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: No
Growth Form: Rhizomatous
Growth Rate: Rapid
Height at 20 Years Maximum (feet): 0
Height Mature (feet): 0.5
Leaf Retention: No
Lifespan: Short
Low Growing Grass: No
Resprout Ability: Yes
Shape and Orientation: Decumbent
Toxicity: None
Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: Yes
Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: No
Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: No
Anaerobic Tolerance: None
CaCO3 Tolerance: Low
Cold Stratification Required: Yes
Drought Tolerance: None
Fertility Requirement: Medium
Fire Tolerance: Medium
Frost Free Days Minimum: 120
Hedge Tolerance: Low
Planting Density per Acre Minimum: 640
Planting Density per Acre Maximum: 2560
Precipitation (Minimum): 12
Precipitation (Maximum): 197
Root Depth Minimum (inches): 12
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Temperature Minimum (°F): -20
Bloom Period: Early Spring
Fruit/Seed Abundance: Medium
Fruit/Seed Persistence: No
Propagated by Bare Root: No
Propagated by Bulbs: No
Propagated by Container: Yes
Propagated by Corms: No
Propagated by Cuttings: Yes
Propagated by Seed: Yes
Propagated by Sod: No
Propagated by Sprigs: Yes
Propagated by Tubers: No
Seed per Pound: 1700
Small Grain: No

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