The mesquite twig girdler (Oncideres rhodostica), a long-horned beetle, is nature’s way of pruning your mesquite tree. Courtesy of Katja Schulz By Peter L. Warren Special to the Arizona Daily Star ...

A: Thornless mesquite trees are a South American hybrid also known as the Chilean mesquite. The mature size of this tree is approximately 30 feet by 30 feet and that is only the above-ground size.

Mesquite trees are very efficient at extracting water from soils and, consequently, outcompete many grasses and other plants. However, the mesquite’s root system also makes it drought resistant.

DRI researchers are trying to solve the mystery of mass die-offs of screwbean mesquite trees, a critical part of their desert ecosystem ...

A fully-grown honey mesquite tree blooms on the Quechan Reservation in Imperial County on April 27, 2024.

The mesquite trees’ seed pods can be ground into a sweet, protein-rich flour used to make bread, cookies, and pancakes. Merchant, who works at the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona, sees ...

The mesquite pods will be collected via a “passive harvesting” system that catches the pods that fall off the tree in a net affixed to its base.