Glass Jar Garden

Stones and wood

Manzanita as drawn in the simulator

Manzanita

Smooth red-brown branches that twist and last a long time.

What the simulation uses

Holds water
20 % by volume
Water it keeps after draining; the rest runs down to the drainage.
Pore space
45 % by volume
Room for air and water between grains; low means roots suffocate when wet.
Weight
700 g/L
How heavy a litre is.
pH
5.5 to 7 pH
How acid it keeps the soil.

Description

Smooth red-brown branches that twist and last a long time. The wood holds a little water and stays close to neutral.

Also called manzanita branch.

Estimated, where sources were thin: look authored for the app; physical values estimated.

Grow it in a jar