Other species of mesquite from South America are sometimes grown in warmer regions such as south Texas and the Sonoran Desert of Arizona. But these trees are not reliably cold hardy in North Texas.

While there are only four species of mesquite native to the United ... played a role in Texas lore. Classic Texas author J. Frank Dobie wrote that the tree is “as native as rattlesnakes and ...

There are as many as 281 native tree species in Texas ... coiffed sabal palms; East Texas’s slender, elegant shortleaf pines; and the stubborn mesquite clinging to the walls of Caprock Canyons.

In Texas, you might find varying opinions on the mesquite tree -- from love to hate ... contribute to consumption by livestock of all species. Summer is here and the hotter, drier months are ...

Later, as cattle ranching expanded and spread thickets of mesquite through Texas (from cows eating the pods), ranchers came to revile the tree as an invasive species to be destroyed. Since its ...

But if the density of mesquite increases, the trees begin to shade and crowd ... two of the most abundant quail species in Texas—are the fastest-declining suite of birds in the U.S. and Canada.

SAN ANTONIO — Ranch manager Farron Sultemeier calls the mesquite a blessing and a curse. Mesquite trees seen as blessing, curse in Texas Skip to main content Skip to main content ...