Manzanita bark Archtostaphylos andersonii

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Manzanita is Spanish for apple and the small tree or bush of the genus Arctostaphylos is an evergreen of the chapparal brush of the western USA

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Size: 5200px × 3467px
Location: Santa Cruz Channel Islands National Park California USA.
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves; Agfa Awards Winner / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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