1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Tree
1.3 Origin
Southwestern United States
1.4 Types
Prosopis chilensis, Prosopis juliflora
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Desert, Dry areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-1
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Tan
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Compound
2.4 Thorns
✔
✘
9% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
▶
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
18% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
▶
3.3 Tolerances
Drought, Salt
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist
4.4.2 In Summer
Ample Water
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Ample Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune in early spring, Remove all watersprouts, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Use nitrogen rich soil
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Armored scales, Candidula scale, Flatheaded borers, Mealybugs, Mesquite girdler, Mesquite scale, Oldman longhorn, Roundheaded borers, Stem gall rust
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Not Available
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
✔
✘
46% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
▶
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
✔
✘
25% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
▶
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
40% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
▶
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
11% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
▶
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
14% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
▶
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
10% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
▶
5.4 Showy Foliage
✔
✘
60% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
▶
5.5 Showy Bark
✔
✘
41% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
▶
5.6 Foliage Texture
Fine
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
✔
✘
3% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
▶
5.9 Invasive
Sometimes
5.10 Self-Sowing
✔
✘
58% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
▶
5.11 Attracts
Birds
5.12 Allergy
Asthma, Rhinitis
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Improve hair condition
6.1.3 Edible Uses
✔
✘
74% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
▶
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Conjuctivitis, Emetic, Eye Problems, Headache, Laxative, Pain in gums, Stomach aliments, Sunburn
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Inner Bark, Leaves, Sap
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as a dye, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Wood is used for making furniture
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
9% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
▶
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
All - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
▶
6.5 Garden Design
Shade Trees, Street Trees
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PROSOPIS glandulosa
7.2 Common Name
Mesquite
7.2.1 In Hindi
उत्तर पश्चिमी अमरीका का एक फलीदार पेड
7.2.2 In German
Mesquite
7.2.3 In French
Mesquite
7.2.4 In Spanish
mezquite
7.2.5 In Greek
Είδος μιμόζας
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Mesquite
7.2.7 In Polish
Mesquite
7.2.8 In Latin
Mesquite
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Fabales
8.5 Family
Fabaceae
8.6 Genus
Prosopis
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species