Water Needs

Light Needs

Common Name

Rio Salado Mesquite

Scientific Name

Prosopis x 'Rio Salado'

Plant Type

Shade Trees

Deciduous / Evergreen

Deciduous

Special Features

Thornless

Blooms

Spring

Growth Habit

Upright

Growth Rate

Fast

Average Landscape Size

30' x 30'

Care Information

Fast growing. As with the Argentine and Chilean mesquites, this variety did not do well over winter and is not recommended for Washington County.

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USDA Hardiness Zone

20° F, Zone 9

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