Prosopis chilensis
Chilean mesquite · also Chilean algarrobo, Algarrobo, Cupesí
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Chilean mesquite is a fast-growing, multi-stemmed tree native to South America, known for its adaptability to arid environments due to low moisture requirements. It is valued for providing shade, animal feed, and firewood. This semi-deciduous tree also comes in thornless varieties and readily hybridizes.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 1,7226.5%—12 in
- 20.00%—5.5 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Mature height
- 30 ft
- Canopy spread
- 30 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
Trunk diameters across every city: median 12 in, mean 13 in, 90th percentile 22 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Southern Andean Yungas
Other Prosopis in the catalogue
7 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
