August is a great time to plant native plants. The sunshine, heat and extra rains are a boon for plants. In particular, it’s the perfect time to plant a native tree. The Sonoran Desert has many ...

Open the door to the Tumacacori Mesquite Sawmill gallery in the rural, rolling hills of Santa Cruz County, Arizona, an hour south of Tucson, and a soft aroma wafts out. “I think it smells a little ...

The mesquite long has played a role in Texas lore. Classic Texas author J. Frank Dobie wrote that the tree is “as native as rattlesnakes and mockingbirds, as distinctive as northers, and as blended ...

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 ...