Prosopis glandulosa ssp. torreyana, Mesquite
$14.00
Mesquite
A small, fast growing California Native tree that can reach up to 30 feet tall and 20 feet wide. The yellow flowers bloom in spring and winter. It is deciduous in the winter. This plant has tightly twisted legumes (seedpods) which very much resemble turned screws.
Plant with: Use with other Desert trees and shrubs such as Desert Agave (Agave deserti), Elephant Tree (Bursera microphylla), Desert Lavender (Condea emoryi), Brittlebush (Encelia farinosa or actonii), Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus cylindraceus), Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens), Chuparosa (Justicia californica), Beavertail Cactus (Opuntia basilaris), Palo Verde (Parkinsonia sp.), Smoketree (Psorothamnus spinosus), Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia), and Mojave Yucca (Yucca shidigera)
- Full Sun
- Best in fast draining sandy or decomposed granite soil
- Water once a month once established
- Attracts butterflies
- Hardy up to 15 degrees
- Native to California