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 ...

Giant mesquite bugs, imposing in appearance but harmless to humans, are coming down from their normal domain in the tops of mesquite trees because of the extreme heat — startling some people and ...

Q: A mesquite tree beside my driveway is getting new leaves, but I noticed a couple of dead branches among the greenery. They snapped off easily at a point where they appeared to have been neatly ...

An iconic desert tree could soon be blacklisted from Arizona’s official list of water-saving plants under a new state bill.