Magnificent Mesquite

Name: Magnificent Mesquite
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ISBN: 9780292771055

ISBN-10: 0292771053

ISBN-13: 9780292771055

Edition: 2000

Authors: Ken E. Rogers

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A reliable source of food and shelter even in the severest droughts, the mesquite tree sustained American Indians in the Southwest for centuries. Today, mesquite is popular for barbecuing, woodworking, furniture making, flooring, sculpture, jewelry, and food products ranging from honey to jelly and syrup. Even ranchers, who once fought to eradicate mesquite, have come to value its multiple uses on well-managed rangeland. In this book written especially for a general readership, one of the world' leading authorities on mesquite presents a wealth of information about its natural history and commercial, agricultural, and woodworking uses. Ken Rogers describes the life cycle, species, and wide…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 1/1/2000
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 167
Size: 5.50" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Introduction


Mesquite: What Is It?


Predators of Mesquite


Mesquite in Texas and the Southwestern United States


The Uses of Mesquite


The Mesquite in Verse


Worldwide Aspects of Prosopis


Texas Ebony-Mesquite's Astonishing Cousin


Mesquite's Future



The GenusProsopis (Family Leguminosae/Fabaceae) and Its Species



Sources of Information


References and Further Reading


Index