Thanks for the videos. That's a nice tree. Good job 👍

@thedolfinishangri-la2181

6 ай бұрын

You are welcome, I appreciate the kind words.

👍👍

Cole Hauser's twin brother? I'm about to plant some Prosopis chilensis, thornless cross mesquite trees. I was able to gather some seed pods from some that the city planted as ornamentals. They are pretty much the best of all worlds, fast growing, extremely drought tolerant, hardy, strong branches, and NO Thorns! I'm sure you can find some thornless if you look around the city xeriscape.

@thedolfinishangri-la2181

2 ай бұрын

Yes, let me know how that goes. Seeds usually do not grow true to the mother plant. Some might have thorns and some might not. I’m interested to see how that goes.

@hippo-potamus

2 ай бұрын

@@thedolfinishangri-la2181 You are right, I didnt think about that. I guess I'll have to sprout many and select the ones that dont have the thorns. Now that you mentioned this I think I will maybe go back and see if I can take some cuttings and try and root those instead not sure how hard that will be.

@thedolfinishangri-la2181

2 ай бұрын

@@hippo-potamus yes, cuttings would be a much better bet. I used seeds from a thornless variety and the tree that I grew definitely has many thorns.

Im in south texas. Here alot of ppl hate these trees because they take over so quickly. Youll cut one down and 3 more will grow in its place. Ive come to like these trees though. They are a hearty tree that provides shade and food opportunity for wildlife. The good thing is down here i dont really have to do anything to them for them to grow. Im guessing youre in arizona so you need to actually water them more? Looking forward to seeing future updates!

@thedolfinishangri-la2181

6 ай бұрын

Yes, I am in AZ. It only needs water once a month in the Summer and not at all in the winter. If you want them to get big here then extra water helps a lot.

@mrterry1756

23 күн бұрын

These trees are like the camels of the trees. They can survive for months without a single drop of water (common weather in the south-southwest USA and northern Mexico). Yet they can take up lots of water and use it to grow even more. But it's better to keep the water in moderation and let the tree do its thing. As if the tree grows to quickly it can have a bad time dealing with diseases and plagues.

Beautiful tree,mine is over 30 years old about 2 stories tall thornless variety, here in Vegas,almost lost it last year due to a Mesquite Borer infestation,dumped alot of systemic insecticide lost half the tree before I realized what it was.

@thedolfinishangri-la2181

5 ай бұрын

I didn’t know a borer for Mesquite trees existed. I treat my peach and almond trees for borers maybe I’ll treat the mesquite moving forward.

@Troy-McClure81

5 ай бұрын

@@thedolfinishangri-la2181 I did not either until I had to cut down half the tree and see all these holes ,a quick Google search and panic set in.I hope I caught it in time my late father in law planted it mid 90s loved it's so much he planted another at his house in California and let me tell ya with that Climate it is HUGE

@thedolfinishangri-la2181

5 ай бұрын

@@Troy-McClure81 yeah, that’s one great thing about California almost every plant thrives in that environment and climate

How cold does it get in your area? I want to get one but someone mentioned that it will dye back in the winter here in southwest texas.

@hippo-potamus

2 ай бұрын

Southwest where? Mesquite trees grow wild all throughout south texas from the valley to el paso to san antonio. That pretty much covers every part.

Here is the one year update video kzread.info/dash/bejne/lXWi0qyLYq28naw.html

Did you plant entire pod or took seeds out of the pod to germinate?

@thedolfinishangri-la2181

9 ай бұрын

I took the seeds out of the pod. I just used scissors to cut them out.

did you have to prune it into a tree shape?

@thedolfinishangri-la2181

3 ай бұрын

Yes, I just trimmed it up off the ground a little more each year.

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Hi....you used fertizer ???

@thedolfinishangri-la2181

2 ай бұрын

No fertilizer. We did give it some cow manure this year for the first time

@jcvflorestal5643

2 ай бұрын

@@thedolfinishangri-la2181 I'm sorry, I don't know how to speak English...... I would like to know if you used any type of fertilizer when planting the mesquite?

@jcvflorestal5643

2 ай бұрын

​@@thedolfinishangri-la2181Tank you