Water Needs
Light Needs
Common Name
Argentine Mesquite
Scientific Name
Prosopis alba
Botanical Pronunciation
PROS-oh-pis AL-ba
Plant Type
Shade Trees
Deciduous / Evergreen
Deciduous
Special Features
Edible seed pods (Beans)
Blooms
Spring,
Growth Habit
Upright
Growth Rate
Fast
Average Landscape Size
40' x 30'
Landscape Uses
Shade Tree
Care Information
Water deeply and infrequently to encourage deep root growth. Shallow roots and heavy crown growth lead to instability in high winds. Appears to be marginally hardy in St. George. Two out of three did not survive the 2015/2016 winter even though it was a mild winter.
