This shrub has smooth reddish trunk with spreading branches that form a compact mounded to erect habit. It has leathery grey green oblong leaves and the small pinkish urn-shaped flowers appear in a pendant cluster from winter to early spring.   

Hardiness zones 8 to 10 

Arctostaphylos pajaroensis is naturally found in North America growing in California in the San Francisco Bay area and extending to the northern-central regions of Santa Cruz and Monterey appearing in chaparral amongst oak woodlands and on the coastal ridges from a sea-level to an altitude of 200 m (600 ft).

It prefers an open sunny to expose position and grows in very well-drained moderately fertile sandy soils that are tending acidic with a pH 5-7 and  tolerates drought, frost tolerant and salt laden winds.

The Pajaro Manzanita is grown for its spreading habit and flowers. It is planted in small or coastal gardens along borders or used on dry embankments. It is suitable for coastal and inland regions establishing in 3-4 years and is moderately long-lived. It is also planted in roof gardens or patio planter boxes and cultivars are used as a ground cover. ID 3396

Note
This shrub has become endangered due to residential development and the introduction of exotic plants.

Arctostaphylos (AHK -toh-STAF-ee-los) pajaroensis (pah-JAH-roh-EN-sis)

Ericaceae (er-ek-AY-see-ee)
Bilberries, Blueberries,Cranberies, Heathers, Heaths, Rhododendrons, Wintergreens