Description

Family:  Ericaceae
Zone: 7 – 10
Natural Range: PNW
Soil:  Average to dry, well drained
Light: Part shade-sun
Height: 15 – 30
Attributes:  Evergreen, Bright red – orange bark, peels to reveal a green new layer.  White flowers in hanging cluster, orange – red fruit.
Notes:  Once established they resent root disturbance and do not take to transplantation.  Use as a specimen tree to show off its ornamental bark.