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Honey Mesquite
Prosopis glandulosa
Honey Mesquite is a tree, hardy in USDA zones 7-11, that matures to about 20–30 ft × 20–40 ft. It does best in full sun with low water needs. Expect yellow and cream blooms in spring and summer. It attracts bees and pollinators and stands up well to drought and heat.
- USDA zones
- 7-11
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 20–30 ft × 20–40 ft
- Bloom color
- Yellow, Cream
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Attracts
- Bees, Pollinators
- Tough against
- Drought, Heat
- Native to
- Southwestern North America
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