Title: Prosopis Mesquite – Plant Of The Month | Water Use It Wisely
Headings: PLANT OF THE MONTH: PROSOPIS MESQUITE
PLANT OF THE MONTH: PROSOPIS MESQUITE
Content: Prosopis velutina, Arizona or Velvet Mesquite
Arizona mesquite, or velvet mesquite, is native to the Arizona desert. This mesquite has soft, velvety leaves that are gray-green in color. It has small thorns at the leaf bases, and while young branches are greenish in color, mature bark is fissured and dark brown. These mesquites are useful as a specimen tree in the desert landscape, or informally in naturalized areas. They will survive on rainfall, but like monthly deep watering during the summer. This mesquite attracts a greater diversity of wildlife. Learn more about mesquites, including the unique Screwbean mesquite, in this University of Arizona publication, Mesquite and Palo Verde Trees for the Urban Landscape. This feature is based on a concept and text originally developed jointly by the Arizona Nursery Association and the Arizona Municipal Water Users Association (AMWUA) with partial funding from the Arizona Department of Water Resources. « Previous | Next »