Screwbean mesquite
Prosopis pubescens
Shrub6.8×8 mzone 6–10full sun🍎 Edible
Profile
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Height
- 6.8 m
- Spread
- 8 m
- Growth
- medium
- Lifespan
- 80 years
- First yield
- after 3 years
- Hardiness
- zone 6–10
- Shade tolerance
- full sun
- Soil
- Sand, Silt, Loam
- Soil moisture
- dry – moist
- pH
- 6.5 – 8.5
thorny
Uses
⚠️ Hazards
Toxicity: slightly toxic
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