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My Hairy Manzanita is going through some things. (lemmy.ca)
submitted 4 months ago by NataliePortland@lemmy.ca to c/gardening@lemmy.world
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What the heck? Is this normal?

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[–] IMALlama@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

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.