Description and Uses
Prosopis glandulosa (Western honey mesquite) is a
tropical
tree from
Western North America . It is mainly grown for its
fruit crops
, which have a
long shelf life. The crop is harvested by
hand picking. It starts flowering after
3 -
4 years. The yield will be
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fertilization, nut, fruit, apiculture, timber, fuel, gum resin. The
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bark is used as "
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phytochemical. There is
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tree's
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tree's wood is called
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680 -
720 kg/m³. Regarding firewood production the
tree's growing speed is
medium, it's energetic value is
4500 ckal/kg and the wood's drying speed is
fast. After
20 years the
tree can be totally removed as it reached its commercial and ecological goal.
Prosopis glandulosa has a lifespan of
100 years.
Environmental limitations
The tree is
8 meters tall with a crown of
5 meters wide. The
tree prefers a planting distance of
300 cm and a row distance of
300 cm. It is
fast growing and
intolerant to shade.
Prosopis glandulosa has a
deep root-system and it has symbiotic associations with the
fungi
(endo-mycorrhiza high). It is
able to fix nitrogen moderately with
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tree's flower-morphology is
bi-sexual and is pollinated by
bees.
Prosopis glandulosa is
deciduous in winter and
not allelopathic and has
thorns.
Prosopis glandulosa thrives in an altitude of
0 to
1500 meters above sea-level
(tropical). The minimum temperature is
-5°C; optimally between
18 -
21°C. The optimal rainfall is
700
mm/year. Without irrigation the annual rainfall should be between
200 -
1000mm (L/m²). The optimal soil-pH is between
6.0 -
8.0 in a soil texture of
sand. To salt it is
a bit tolerant to wind
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Pests and Diseases
Prosopis glandulosa is susceptible to the following pests:
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Seed Propagation
Seeds are
orthodox and can be stored for
30 months. There are approximative
26000
seeds/kg. The seeds can be propagated as followed:
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