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Adjacent to that stand of grey pines, a lone manzanita grows in a field of chamise.

05916-lone-manzanita-800px.jpg Pinus sabiniana (grey pines) along Coit Road heading toward Mahoney Ridge.ThumbnailsCoit Road descends toward the Mahoney Meadows area.Pinus sabiniana (grey pines) along Coit Road heading toward Mahoney Ridge.ThumbnailsCoit Road descends toward the Mahoney Meadows area.Pinus sabiniana (grey pines) along Coit Road heading toward Mahoney Ridge.ThumbnailsCoit Road descends toward the Mahoney Meadows area.Pinus sabiniana (grey pines) along Coit Road heading toward Mahoney Ridge.ThumbnailsCoit Road descends toward the Mahoney Meadows area.Pinus sabiniana (grey pines) along Coit Road heading toward Mahoney Ridge.ThumbnailsCoit Road descends toward the Mahoney Meadows area.

Sometimes manzanitas become big trees, and sometimes they seem to remain as shrubs. I wonder what this loner will grow into.

Likewise, I wonder what the four manzanitas that I planted a few years ago on my property in downtown San José will become with age.