Title: 
Headings: MESQUITE TREES
MESQUITE
 
TREES
 

Content: One
 
is
 
the
 
honey
 
mesquite,
 
another
 
is
 
the
 
screwbean
 
mesquite,
 
and
 
finally
 
there
 
is
 
the
 
velvet
 
mesquite. The
 
honey
 
mes-
quite
 
gets
 
its
 
name
 
from
 
its
 
fragrant
 
flowers. The
 
screwbean
 
mesquite
 
is
 
so
 
named
 
because
 
it
 
has
 
screw-like
 
pods. The
 
velvet
 
mesquite
 
has
 
leaflets
 
which
 
feel
 
velvety
 
to
 
the
 
touch. The
 
honey
 
mesquite
 
can
 
grow
 
to
 
20
 
feet
 
in
 
height
 
with
 
a
 
trunk
 
that
 
is
 
a
 
foot
 
in
 
diameter. Like
 
the
 
other
 
mesquite
 
species
 
it
 
has
 
spines; they
 
are
 
3
 
inches
 
long
 
and
 
occur
 
along
 
the
 
branches. The
 
narrow
 
leaves
 
are
 
pointed
 
and
 
are
 
2
 
to
 
3
 
inches
 
long. The
 
screwbean
 
also
 
can
 
get
 
as
 
large
 
as
 
20
 
feet,
 
and
 
has
 
a
 
2-inch
 
fruit
 
that
 
develops
 
from
 
its
 
flowers
 
that
 
resembles
 
the
 
spiraling
 
shape
 
of
 
a
 
screw. The
 
velvet
 
mesquite
 
is
 
bigger
 
than
 
the
 
other
 
two,
 
with
 
a
 
di-
ameter
 
that
 
can
 
reach
 
2
 
feet
 
and
 
growing
 
to
 
an
 
average
 
of
 
30
 
feet.