What the heck? Is this normal?
4 points
Seems like it, yes: https://lansinggardendesign.com/blog/2020/9/6/arctostaphylos-bark
The old bark cracks into sections as the trunk expands. This ability to shed is part of the plant’s defense against insects and disease. When each year’s skin is shed, insects and disease are shed along with it. As opposed to the skin/defense of thicker, rougher bark, as most other plants have, Manzanitas are able to have the thin, sleek, smooth bark they are famous for.
3 points
Say, where can I get some of those square rocks, for uh, reasons?
5 points
2 points
Ok, keep your secrets. I’m just so tired of being a disappointment to others.
0 points
My wife says it looks nothing like me, sorry I can’t help.
