Mesquite (from Nahuatl mizquitl) is a leguminous plant of the Prosopis genus found in Northern Mexico and the United States from the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas up to southwestern Kansas and from southeastern California and southwestern Utah to the southern limits of the Sonoran desert. Mesquite trees are also found in the Chihuahuan Desert of Mexico. Description These deciduous trees generally reach a height of 6 to 9 meters (20 to 30 ft), although in most of their range they're shrub size. T… (More on Mesquite)