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Content: Honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) is hardy in USDA zones 6 through 9, growing 25 to 35 feet tall and as wide. Yellow flowers appear primarily in spring but also into summer. It can have multiple trunks for interesting effects. Velvet mesquite (Prosopis velutina) grows to 50 feet tall and wide in USDA zones 9 through 11 and has leaflets that are covered in velvety fine hairs. Cream-colored 2 to 3 inch flowers appear in spring. Screwbean mesquite (Prosopis pubescens) grows in USDA zones 7 through 9 to about 30 feet tall and 35 feet wide. Bright yellow spring flowers give rise to unique seed pods that are tightly wound in a corkscrew shape. South American Mesquites
Argentine mesquite (Prosopis alba) has lacy pinnate leaves on trees with a height and spread of 20 to 50 feet, and can remain semi-evergreen at elevations below 2,500 feet in USDA zones 9 through 10. Greenish-yellow catkins in spring tend to blend in with the foliage. Chilean mesquite (Prosopis chilensis) has blue-green leaves on branches with spiny stems, with spines up to 2 inches long.