Title: 
Headings: MESQUITE TREES
MESQUITE
 
TREES
 

Content: The
 
tree
 
can
 
regenerate
 
from
 
a
 
piece
 
of
 
root
 
left
 
in
 
the
 
soil. Some
 
herbicides
 
are
 
not
 
effective
 
or
 
only
 
partially
 
effective
 
against
 
mesquite. The
 
tree's
 
flowers
 
provide
 
a
 
nectar
 
source
 
for
 
bees
 
to
 
produce
 
mesquite
 
honey,
 
which
 
has
 
a
 
characteristic
 
flavor. Mesquite
 
trees
 
grow
 
quickly
 
and
 
furnish
 
shade
 
and
 
wildlife
 
habitat
 
where
 
other
 
trees
 
will
 
not
 
grow. Being
 
a
 
legume,
 
it
 
fixes
 
nitrogen
 
in
 
the
 
soil
 
where
 
it
 
grows,
 
although
 
this
 
is
 
rather
 
newly
 
discovered
 
and
 
is
 
still
 
a
 
poorly
 
understood
 
part
 
of
 
its
 
life
 
cycle. The
 
bean
 
pods
 
of
 
the
 
mesquite
 
can
 
be
 
dried
 
and
 
ground
 
into
 
flour,
 
adding
 
a
 
sweet,
 
nutty
 
taste
 
to
 
breads,
 
or
 
used
 
to
 
make
 
jelly
 
or
 
wine. When
 
used
 
in
 
baking,
 
the
 
mesquite
 
bean
 
flour
 
is
 
used
 
in
 
combination
 
with
 
other
 
flours
 
–
 
substitute
 
¼
 
cup-to-½
 
cup
 
mesquite
 
flour,
 
for
 
each
 
cup
 
grain
 
flour. Mesquite
 
bean
 
flour
 
is
 
used
 
in
 
breads,
 
pancakes,
 
muffins,
 
cakes
 
and
 
even
 
cookies. Mesquite
 
powder
 
is
 
also
 
high
 
in
 
calcium,
 
magnesium,
 
potassium,
 
iron
 
and
 
zinc,
 
and
 
is
 
rich
 
in
 
the
 
amino
 
acid
 
lysine. Wild
 
animals
 
also
 
eat
 
mesquite
 
bean
 
pods.