Life Span
Perennial
Type
Tree
Origin
Southwestern United States
Types
Prosopis chilensis, Prosopis juliflora
Number of Varieties
2
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Desert, Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Plant Size
Minimum Height
760.00 cm
Rank: 48 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
760.00 cm
Rank: 29 (Overall)
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Compound
Thorns
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9% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
Plant Season
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
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Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist
In Summer
Ample Water
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Ample Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune in early spring, Remove all watersprouts, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Use nitrogen rich soil
Pests and Diseases
Armored scales, Candidula scale, Flatheaded borers, Mealybugs, Mesquite girdler, Mesquite scale, Oldman longhorn, Roundheaded borers, Stem gall rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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46% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
Edible Fruit
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25% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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40% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Fruit
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Fragrant Leaf
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14% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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10% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
Showy Foliage
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Showy Bark
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41% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
Foliage Texture
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
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Invasive
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
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58% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Birds
Allergy
Asthma, Rhinitis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beauty Benefits
Improve hair condition
Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Conjuctivitis, Emetic, Eye Problems, Headache, Laxative, Pain in gums, Stomach aliments, Sunburn
Part of Plant Used
Inner Bark, Leaves, Sap
Other Uses
Used as a dye, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Wood is used for making furniture
Used As Indoor Plant
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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Garden Design
Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
PROSOPIS glandulosa
Common Name
Mesquite
In Hindi
उत्तर पश्चिमी अमरीका का एक फलीदार पेड
In German
Mesquite
In French
Mesquite
In Spanish
mezquite
In Greek
Είδος μιμόζας
In Portuguese
Mesquite
In Polish
Mesquite
In Latin
Mesquite
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Prosopis
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
45
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