Title: 
Headings: MESQUITE TREES
MESQUITE
 
TREES
 

Content: It
 
has
 
4-inch
 
long
 
spikes
 
and
 
an
 
8-inch
 
fruit,
 
like
 
the
 
honey
 
mesquite
 
does. Mesquite
 
trees
 
have
 
a
 
long
 
taproot
 
that
 
they
 
use
 
to
 
locate
 
enough
 
moisture
 
to
 
keep
 
them
 
alive. This
 
feature
 
allows
 
them
 
to
 
survive
 
through
 
droughts. There
 
are
 
recorded
 
instances
 
of
 
taproots
 
of
 
the
 
mesquite
 
tree
 
reaching
 
a
 
depth
 
of
 
almost
 
200
 
feet
 
down
 
into
 
the
 
soil. The
 
roots
 
of
 
the
 
mesquite
 
can
 
regenerate
 
if
 
the
 
tree
 
is
 
chopped
 
off
 
above,
 
making
 
the
 
mesquite
 
one
 
tough
 
tree
 
to
 
get
 
rid
 
of. Ranchers
 
feel
 
that
 
the
 
mesquite
 
removes
 
water
 
from
 
the
 
land
 
that
 
could
 
be
 
used
 
for
 
livestock
 
and
 
farming,
 
making
 
it
 
unpopular
 
with
 
those
 
individuals. The
 
benefits
 
of
 
the
 
mesquite
 
tree
 
far
 
outweigh
 
any
 
perceived
 
shortcomings. The
 
wood
 
is
 
very
 
hard
 
and
 
it
 
is
 
used
 
in
 
making
 
furniture
 
and
 
tool
 
handles. The
 
flowers
 
from
 
the
 
mes-
quite
 
species
 
provide
 
bees
 
with
 
nectar
 
to
 
produce
 
honey. They
 
grow
 
rapidly
 
and
 
are
 
a
 
shade
 
source
 
for
 
animals.