Q.
I s there a spray for mesquites like there is for olive trees so I wouldn’t get
the pods?
I s there a spray for mesquites like there is for olive trees so I wouldn’t get
the pods?
A.
There is no chemical that is specifically labeled for Mesquite trees and
keeping the pods off. There are a couple of chemicals that might work. Here is
a good link from the Morton Arboretum on reducing fruit, and this would include
pods, produced by ornamental trees.
There is no chemical that is specifically labeled for Mesquite trees and
keeping the pods off. There are a couple of chemicals that might work. Here is
a good link from the Morton Arboretum on reducing fruit, and this would include
pods, produced by ornamental trees.
The
problem is we don’t know the right concentration or the correct timing. I will
post this on my blog and also on the Yahoo discussion group desert horticulture
and see if we can get some discussion on this.
problem is we don’t know the right concentration or the correct timing. I will
post this on my blog and also on the Yahoo discussion group desert horticulture
and see if we can get some discussion on this.
I
have Sweet acacia on my property and it drops pods all the time but I have a
rock mulch that is multicolored and my landscape is not formal so it blends
into the mulch. But these pods are much smaller than Mesquite.
have Sweet acacia on my property and it drops pods all the time but I have a
rock mulch that is multicolored and my landscape is not formal so it blends
into the mulch. But these pods are much smaller than Mesquite.