Q: A mesquite tree beside my driveway is getting new leaves, but I noticed a couple of dead branches among the greenery. They snapped off easily at a point where they appeared to have been neatly ...

If plants were capable of expressing emotions similar to humans, area mesquite trees might literally turn green with envy and become jealous of another area leguminous tree species. This inhabitant of ...

Q: I have an area about 15 feet by 12 feet that is bordered on two sides by sidewalk on the south side of my house. I have an 8-year-old thornless mesquite tree planted in this area. I am worried ...

Mistletoe is a parasite that favors mesquite trees in San Antonio. The first question is, why does it favor mesquite as growing sites? The trees are not generous plant-juice producers or fast growers.

Below the red-tile roofs of the Catalina Foothills, an affluent area on the north end of Tucson, Arizona, lies a blanket of desert green: spiky cacti, sword-shaped yucca leaves, and the spindly limbs ...