Because of its weight, braces hold up some of the branches of the Great Mesquite Tree at the Roy P. Drachman- Agua Caliente Park. Located near the Ranch House Visitor Center, Art Gallery and ...

Trees are especially scarce on the south side of town, where shops and schools and housing complexes sprawl across a land encrusted in concrete. On hot summer days, you don’t just see but feel ...

Texans have long cursed the gnarled mesquite tree, good for little except adding smoky flavor to barbecue. But as Miguel Bustillo reports from Fredericksburg, Texas at, there's a mesquite festival ...

In El Mesquite, Zamora O’Shea wrote of multiple generations of Tejanos drawing sustenance from the land they had settled. Her book included details on cultural traditions, folklore, healing ...

Flavors can vary quite a bit from tree to tree. Important: Do not harvest pods that have fallen on ground. 1 pound of beans will yield 1/2-to 3/4 pounds of flour.

It is a shame what a tree can do.” Farmers in East Africa thought they knew adversity, but in some badly afflicted areas mesquite has made agriculture all but impossible.

Trees can be placed outside for collection any Wednesday after Christmas or dropped off at the Mesquite Convenience Center, 3550 Lawson Road. Only live trees, not artificial, can be recycled.

When choosing mesquite pods, always, always do a taste test first (chew it for a minute and then spit it out) before gathering them up and taking them somewhere to be milled into flour.

Mesquite trees are very efficient at extracting water from soils and, consequently, outcompete many grasses and other plants. However, the mesquite’s root system also makes it drought resistant.

Many types of mesquite look more like shrubs than straight up-and-down trees. This gives them certain advantages as they compete for survival in the cutthroat desert environment.

MESQUITE, Texas — Two people were killed after their car crashed into a tree at high speed and caught fire in Mesquite this week, police say. Police say a Toyota Camry hit a curb at high speed ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - Reid Park Zoo delayed opening early Wednesday, March 5, after a giraffe got out of its enclosure. In a social media post, the zoo said 3-year-old giraffe Msituni was ...