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Mesquite is the name for several large deciduous shrubs or small trees in the genus Prosopis and pea family Fabaceae. Mesquite shrubs and trees can be a few feet tall or grow up to 50 ft. (15 m). From the 40 species of mesquite, around seven are native to Texas, California, and Northern Mexico.
mesquite, (genus Prosopis), genus of spiny deep-rooted shrubs or small trees in the pea family (Fabaceae). They form extensive thickets in areas from South America into the southwestern United States. They are considered pests and have been eradicated in some places.
As you walk around The Sawmill and lumberyard, you can expect to see mesquite in its many raw forms used to create beautiful desert heirlooms for that special place in your home or business.
The three species of mesquites, which include the honey mesquite, the velvet mesquite and the screwbean mesquite, share various characteristics. They range from a few feet to 10 to 15 feet in height, although the honey and velvet mesquites may reach 30 to 60 feet in especially favorable settings.
Mesquite trees don’t just survive in the desert – they thrive, bursting to life each spring with honey-scented blooms that add a pop of much-needed color to Arizona’s otherwise muted landscape. Hardy and iconic, they’re as much a part of the Southwest as saguaros and sunrises.