This is what will be required. Seasonal growing & microclimates.
Honey Mesquite is a great “weed” tree that grows all over Texas. It does create a great microclimate, creating a filtered light type shading, and it is a nitrogen fixer.
The bean pods can be ground and used as flour and the wood is amazing for cooking/smoking.
There is a thornless variety called ‘Maverick’, but in my experience it is almost impossible to find for sale anywhere.
Also, anyone looking for specific info on Honey Mesquite might find more information under the old species name Prosopis glandulosa, which was recently changed to Neltuma glandulosa. (Hate when they do that!)
True! I feel you but that is the work of modern phylogeny, they were 2 separate clades. I do wonder if they are still close enough within the Mimoseae Tribe to cross?
