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Description
Other common names, "Honey mesquite".
Mesquite is a thorny deciduous shrub or small tree
up to 30 feet tall. Flowers are yellowish-green and
bloom May to September. The fruit is a long seedpod
that ripens August to September. The seedpods
are an important source of food for deer, livestock,
birds and small mammals. However, the seeds can
be toxic in large quantities as a primary food
source. Native American Indians used the seeds for
bread and alcohol. A black dye can be generated
from mesquite for use on pottery, gum from the
bark was eaten as candy or dissolved in water for
dysentery, also used for wounds or scratchy throat
treatment. Adapted to clayey and sandy loam soils
throughout most of Texas.
Mesquite is a thorny deciduous shrub or small tree
up to 30 feet tall. Flowers are yellowish-green and
bloom May to September. The fruit is a long seedpod
that ripens August to September. The seedpods
are an important source of food for deer, livestock,
birds and small mammals. However, the seeds can
be toxic in large quantities as a primary food
source. Native American Indians used the seeds for
bread and alcohol. A black dye can be generated
from mesquite for use on pottery, gum from the
bark was eaten as candy or dissolved in water for
dysentery, also used for wounds or scratchy throat
treatment. Adapted to clayey and sandy loam soils
throughout most of Texas.
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