Prosopis glandulosa
Honey mesquite · also Western honey mesquite, Mesquite
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Neltuma glandulosa, commonly known as honey mesquite, is a thorny shrub or small to medium-sized deciduous tree native to the Southwestern United States and Mexico. It is known for its adaptability, thriving in arid environments due to a deep taproot, and can develop into a handsome shade tree with proper pruning. Outside its native range, it can be highly invasive, forming dense, shrubby thickets.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 810.31%—10 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Broadleaf
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 25–40 ft
- Canopy spread
- 25–35 ft
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Trunk diameters across every city: median 10 in, mean 13 in, 90th percentile 23 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Other Prosopis in the catalogue
7 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
