Title: What Is a Mesquite Tree? | Sciencing
Headings: What Is a Mesquite Tree?
What Is a Mesquite Tree?
Geography
Types
Size
Features
Benefits

Content: Perfectly adapted for its dry environment, the mesquite is a hardy tree. Here is the lowdown on the mesquite tree. Geography
The mesquite grows in the northern parts of Mexico including the Chihuahuan Desert, which is a mountainous desert region that is on the US-Mexico border. The mesquite thrives from its Mexican range all the way through Texas and up into the southwestern portions of Kansas. It extends from the Sonoran Desert in southern California to southwestern Utah. Most of the places that you will find mesquite trees in have a low annual rainfall. Types
There are three types of mesquite tree that grow in this region. One is the honey mesquite, another is the screwbean mesquite, and finally there is the velvet mesquite. The honey mesquite gets its name from its fragrant flowers. The screwbean mesquite is so named because it has screw-like pods.