Mesquite and water

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Thanks, interesting article.

We have a really dense stand growing on a poorly drained claypan area that must have a pretty dense net of overlapping lateral roots. A fellow from the NRCS was out at the place one day consulting for a proposed brush control project when he pointed to yonder mesquite grove and asked what my plans were for it. I said I couldn't justify the expense for mechanical removal since the area turned into a quagmire after any decent rain and took a long time to dry out. He told me mesquites "don't like wet feet". I replied that it didn't seem to bother that bunch too much.
 

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