Adenostoma sparsifolium, Red Shanks North America Pinon pine

Pinon pine

Young plants should be pinched to pinched to encourage dense growth

Lavendar Cotton

sandy soils Flower Color Blue to purple Flowering Months Spring

Adenostoma sparsifolium, Red Shanks North America Pinon pineRed Shanks A california native shrub or tree that can reach the height of twenty feet tall by ten feet wide. The red bark on the tree resembles falling shanks or ribbons. The leaves are feather like. This tree is deep rooted and is great for bank stabilization. Small fragrant white flowers bloom in the summer through fall. Plant with: other shrubs of inland chaparral such as California Copperleaf (Acalypha californica), Yarrow (Achillea millefolium),