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- Q.Recently Cut Down 3 Mesquite (6″ Round At Ground Level) Trees; Now Worried About Them Growing Back. Do I Need To Worry? If So What - do you recommend? Located in Cochise, Arizona. Doing this for a friend who moved to AZ about 6 months ago. ...
- Q.Shallow Roots On A Velvet Mesquite - Hello! I have a few-years-old velvet mesquite in my front yard in Tucson, Arizona. During one monsoon a few years ...
- Q.Diseased Mesquites - Lightning strike seems to have gotten on the trees in my back yard and when working on the strike tree, ...
- Q.Planting Mesquite Trees - Where can I get seeds for mesquite trees ? or small trees to plant ?
- Q.How Do I Care For A Mesquite Plant - i just received a mesquite plant from a friend and I don't know anything about it
- Q.Hybrid No Thorns Mesquite Tree Branch Rooted Well Underground, What To Do With The Branch Above Ground? - Question about Hybrid Thornless Mesquite tree. My husband put a cut off healthy branch, 1/2" thick, from a large healthy ...
- Q.What Is Ideal To Have Under A Very Large, Spreading Canopy Of A Mature Messy Mesquite Tree For Ease Of Cleaning Its Pods? - Yearly my mesquite sheds pods and leaves that take me more than a month to clean up. I rake some ...
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February 13, 2020Q.Recently cut down 3 mesquite (6″ round at ground level) trees; now worried about them growing back. Do I need to worry? If so what
do you recommend? Located in Cochise, Arizona. Doing this for a friend who moved to AZ about 6 months ago. She does not have computer set up.
Answered by
GKH_Susan on
February 14, 2020
Certified ExpertA.They should grow back. Did you want them to regrow or were you trying to get rid of them?
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/mesquite/mesquite-tree-pruning.htm
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treesemaj55 on
July 2, 2020
85710Q.Shallow Roots On A Velvet Mesquite
Hello! I have a few-years-old velvet mesquite in my front yard in Tucson, Arizona. During one monsoon a few years ago, high winds caused the tree to tilt a few degrees that I was unable to correct. The tree has since at least tripled in girth and I've trimmed the canopy to preserve an "upright" spread. However, there are some large, shallow roots I'm concerned about. These have continued to grow in size over time at ground level. I would like to preserve the stability of this tree in light of future monsoon seasons. Is there any way to increase stability here? Could I pile on boulders (2x2 feet, etc.) on the shallow roots along with dirt to lightly cover the shallow roots? Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
July 3, 2020
Certified ExpertA.We have just the article to help you correct a leaning tree, properly! This will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/straighten-tree.htm
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October 3, 2020Q.Diseased mesquites
Lightning strike seems to have gotten on the trees in my back yard and when working on the strike tree, others were found to be infested with something. I have many mesquites and do not want more of them to be affected. Thank you for your help and suggestions.
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
October 5, 2020
Certified ExpertA.These two articles should help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/mesquite/pests-of-mesquite-trees.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/mesquite/mesquite-tree-diseases.htm
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Anonymous on
February 22, 2021Q.Planting Mesquite Trees
Where can I get seeds for mesquite trees ? or small trees to plant ?
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
February 22, 2021
Certified ExpertA.We don't recommend vendors but you can check with your local nursery or extension center for ideas. A search online also may provide reputable sources. It is recommended to purchase a tree rather than try to plant seeds.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/mesquite/growing-mesquite-trees.htm
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kuzcrib on
March 9, 2022
grandville Mi; 49418Q.How Do I Care For A Mesquite Plant
i just received a mesquite plant from a friend and I don't know anything about it
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
March 9, 2022
Certified ExpertA.Sure! We have a whole collection of articles that will help you, here.
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May 30, 2022Q.Hybrid No Thorns Mesquite Tree Branch Rooted Well Underground, What To Do With The Branch Above Ground?
Question about Hybrid Thornless Mesquite tree. My husband put a cut off healthy branch, 1/2" thick, from a large healthy Mesquite tree into the ground. We water it every day. Two months later it will not pull out of the ground so we know it has grown roots (what we wanted). What do we do with the branch with dead leaves above the ground? How will the new tree grow from the roots? What if it is planted too deep, will the roots fix that themselves? Thank you! We live in the desert south of Phoenix, AZ
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
June 8, 2022
Certified ExpertA.Remove all the leaves and the lower two lateral branches and see if that promotes new leaves. Also, it's possible your branch only sent out a tap root and doesn't have the important feeder roots. These articles should help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/mesquite/mesquite-tree-propagation.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/mesquite/rooting-mesquite-cuttings.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/planting-trees-from-twigs.htm
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August 25, 2023Q.What Is Ideal To Have Under A Very Large, Spreading Canopy Of A Mature Messy Mesquite Tree For Ease Of Cleaning Its Pods?
Yearly my mesquite sheds pods and leaves that take me more than a month to clean up. I rake some as there is only hard-packed desert dirt under its canopy currently. What would be a more beneficial substance/ground cover to incorporate around this tree?
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
August 26, 2023
Certified ExpertA.I think what you have makes it easier to clean up. Rocks or mulch would be worse. A ground cover might hide the pods if you wanted to leave them. You would have to add some better soil on top of the hard dirt for that.
Some people wrote in to a community site and said they used a leaf blower to blow the leaves and pods to a pile to pick up. Another said his leaf blower included a vacuum setting and he is able to vacuum up the pods and leaves. Another person said a yard rake with long, flexible metal tines worked well.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/mesquite/growing-mesquite-trees.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/mesquite/mesquite-tree-pruning.htm
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