"arctostaphylos morroensis" is a spreading shrub, reaching up to 4 meters in height but generally staying wider than tall. it has shreddy red-gray bark and whiskery bristles on the smaller branches and twigs. the leaves are oval-shaped and slightly convex, dark green on the upper surface and duller gray-green beneath. plentiful flowers hang in dense clusters on short pedicels during the winter months. they are usually very light pink, urn-shaped, and hairy inside. the fruits are fuzzy red drupes each about a centimeter wide.