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Do Mesquites Bloom?
Native Mesquites
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Content: see Reference 1) They are in the bean family. Flowers are fragrant, fuzzy-looking yellow catkins made up of hundreds of small flowers and are pollinated primarily by bees. Trees are deciduous and make summer shade trees. Mesquites grow in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 6 through 10, with variations depending on the species. Native Mesquites
Three species of mesquite inhabit the American Southwest. 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.