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 ...

MESQUITE -- A mesquite resident says he was stunned when he found out city crews removed six large trees in front of his home. The move caught him by surprise, but it's one the city says they've been ...

DESERT HOT SPRINGS – Sand dunes covered with thickets of honey mesquite trees normally form oases bristling with desert wildlife. Insects, lizards and birds take shelter among the thorny branches, and ...

ABILENE, Texas - Spring sprung on Sunday as March 20 was the first official day of the season for 2011. But for a lot of West Texas folks, the real sign of spring is budding mesquite trees, and that's ...

SAN ANTONIOSAN ANTONIO — Ranch manager Farron Sultemeier calls the mesquite a blessing and a curse. The San Antonio Express-News reports this most iconic of Texas trees is a blessing because the beans ...

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 ...

I was traveling between Fort Worth and Abilene and noticed the mesquite trees all looked yellow and some almost dead. Is this something caused by disease or what? They were like this for miles. The ...