Mostly because that’s what mesquites do. Many of them have multiple trunks. It is in their nature. They are ornery that way. Many types of mesquite look more like shrubs than straight up-and-down ...

Mesquite is mostly thought of as a shrubby, weedy tree that dots landscapes throughout the drier regions of the state, needing very little water or care to thrive. While some have come to value the ...

Q: A mesquite tree beside my driveway is getting new leaves, but I noticed a couple of dead branches among the greenery. They snapped off easily at a point where they appeared to have been neatly ...

SAN ANTONIOSAN ANTONIO — Ranch manager Farron Sultemeier calls the mesquite a blessing and a curse. The San Antonio Express-News reports this most iconic of Texas trees is a blessing because the beans ...

If plants were capable of expressing emotions similar to humans, area mesquite trees might literally turn green with envy and become jealous of another area leguminous tree species. This inhabitant of ...

Justification for controlling honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa Torr. var. glandulosa) on rangelands has been traditionally related to enhanced livestock production from increased herbage production ...

SOUTH TOWARD SPRING — Yeah, yeah, I know. You figure I'm late. But I'm on the way. With a designated driver, I'm rolling down U.S. 59 and into South Texas to meet spring, just to be sure it's coming.