10 Velvet Mesquite Seed Pods (Prosopis Velutina) Drought Tolerant Legume

Description: This listing is for 10 whole dry seed pods (3-5 inches in lenth), from a wild, native Velvet Mesquite Tree in rural southern Arizona (low Sonoran desert). These pods are light beige- cream- yellow in colorationn some may have pink streaks. Harvested during the summer 2023 summer season. Held in cold storage until ordered. Well adapted to the desert climate, Mesquite has been a food staple for the indigenous people and animals of the southwest for thousands of years and the gluten-free flour ground from the pods sells for over $10/lb. The wood from the trees is a beautiful, sought after (and expensive) hardwood and is well known for the pleasent aroma and flavor it imparts when burned for cooking (mesquite bbq). The folliage is velvety to the touch (hence the name), has thorns, and flowers apear in the spring, from which the legumes develop, in a cluster. The velvet mesquite is the largest of the mesquite species. It can be a low-branched, broad spreading thorny shrub, or small tree with a well-developed canopy. These particular pods are from trees on my rural, low desert, private property in Arizona, between Phoenix and Tucson, zone 9b. Thank you for your interest and happy gardening!

Price: 10 USD

Location: Arizona City, Arizona

End Time: 2024-07-13T06:44:31.000Z

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