Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Shrub
Origin
Southwestern United States
China, Japan
Types
Prosopis chilensis, Prosopis juliflora
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Number of Varieties
230
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40000
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Habitat
Desert, Dry areas
Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-96-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
9-1
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
760.00 cm90.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
760.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Tan
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
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-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Compound
Rhomboid
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist
Needs less watering, Water Deeply
In Summer
Ample Water
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Ample Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune in early spring, Remove all watersprouts, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
Use nitrogen rich soil
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
Pests and Diseases
Armored scales, Candidula scale, Flatheaded borers, Mealybugs, Mesquite girdler, Mesquite scale, Oldman longhorn, Roundheaded borers, Stem gall rust
bees, Red blotch, Whiteflies
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
Drought, Drought and Wet Site, Variety of soil types
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Butterflies
Allergy
Asthma, Rhinitis
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beautification, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Improve hair condition
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Conjuctivitis, Emetic, Eye Problems, Headache, Laxative, Pain in gums, Stomach aliments, Sunburn
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Part of Plant Used
Inner Bark, Leaves, Sap
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Other Uses
Used as a dye, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Wood is used for making furniture
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Shade Trees, Street Trees
Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
PROSOPIS glandulosa
CARYOPTERIS incana
Common Name
Mesquite
bluebeard
you shu
In Hindi
उत्तर पश्चिमी अमरीका का एक फलीदार पेड
Bluebeard
In German
Mesquite
Blaubart
In French
Mesquite
Bluebeard
In Spanish
mezquite
Barba Azul
In Greek
Είδος μιμόζας
Κυανοπώγωνα
In Portuguese
Mesquite
Barba Azul
In Polish
Mesquite
Sinobrody
In Latin
Mesquite
Bluebeard
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Streptophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Fabales
Lamiales
Family
Fabaceae
Verbenaceae
Genus
Prosopis
Caryopteris
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
457
1
27800
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