Title: 
Headings: MESQUITE TREES
MESQUITE
 
TREES
 

Content: 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. 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.