Water Needs
Light Needs
Common Name
Chilean Mesquite
Scientific Name
Prosopis chilensis
Plant Type
Shade Trees
Deciduous / Evergreen
Deciduous
Special Features
Thornless variety of mesquite
Blooms
Spring
Growth Habit
Upright
Growth Rate
Fast
Average Landscape Size
30' x 30'
Care Information
Very fast growing with a beautiful delicate leaf texture. Make thinning cuts to the crown to avoid becoming too top heavy while the roots are still getting established. Marginally hardy in Washington County. We lost half of our garden specimens in spite of a mild 2015-16 winter. We lost several thereafter to wind damage. This is a high maintenance tree, but if you have the patience and skill to train it while young it can provide nice filtered shade in a hurry.
