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Prosopis Hybrid ‘AZT’, Thornless Hybrid Mesquite Grown by Arid Zone Trees

Foliage: Semi-Deciduous

Mature Height: 20’ - 40’

Mature Width: 20’ - 40’

Growth Rate: Fast

Hardiness: 15 degrees F

Exposure: Full Sun

Leaf Color: Dark Green

Shade: Dense

Flower Color: Cream

Flower Shape: Fuzzy Spike

Flower Season: Late Spring

Thorns: None

Propagation Method: Clone

Sizes Available: 24", 36", 48", 54"

 

Prosopis Hybrid ‘AZT’ exhibits a uniform appearance, upright growth and strong branch angles. Leaflets give the canopy a lush green look. The characteristics that set these ‘AZT’ clones apart from seed selections are the thornless, uniform upright growth and, with sound horticultural practices, root mass growth that is in proportion to canopy growth.

Trees are thornless, making them ideal for landscape applications from re-vegetation of disturbed desert sites to streetscapes, park plantings and commercial and residential landscapes. The form and texture of Thornless Hybrids blend almost seamlessly with surrounding native Sonoran desert trees and shrubs.

They are easily incorporated into urban landscapes and are increasingly being used in more formal or traditional landscape designs. They are used as theme trees along streets and commercial projects, as screens, wind breaks or barrier plantings, as transition trees back to native species in revegetation projects or any landscape applications where ample shade is desired.