FREE: Chilean Mesquite

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Hello, This auction is for Chilean Mesquite seed pods. These are very easy to propagate. Chilean Mesquite is a beautiful tree, great for shade and low water usage.
Chilean Mesquite
Prosopis chilensis, Bean or Legume Family ( Fabaceae ), Chilean Mesquite.

Evergreen to Deciduous Tree

A low-branched, broad spreading tree, sometimes a large shrub.

The flowers are yellow-green, drooping catkins about 2-3 inches long.

The Chilean mesquite has been widely planted in the Southwest and readily cross pollinates with our native species.

Height: About 20 feet. Can reach 30 feet. Same spread.
Flowers: Pale green - yellow, 2 to 3 inches long, appearing in late spring and early summer. Inflorescences, axillary spikes.
Blooming Time: April to June.
Stems/Trunks : An attractive gray shaggy - rough trunk; the twigs are jointy, branches gnarled and twisted.
Leaves: The leaves are bipinnately compound in pairs, 10-29 leaflets per pinnae and no more than two pairs of pinnae per leaf. The leaflets are about 1/8 inch apart.
Seed Pod: Brown pods; 3 - 5 inches long 1/2 inch wide.
Elevation: 0 - 5000 Feet.