Thornless Texas Honey MesquitePhoenix's Best Thornless Desert Shade Tree Thornless Texas Honey Mesquite Thornless Texas Honey Mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa 'Thornless') is one of the most popular and versatile shade trees in the Phoenix Valley. Fast growing with a wide, airy canopy, this family friendly variety delivers all the beauty of native mesquite fragrant spring blooms, sculptural branching, dappled cooling shade without the hazardous thorns. Whether you're landscaping in

beside a courtyard entry

Backfill with native soil — amend with 20–30% coarse sand

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In mature plantings

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Avoid summer planting if possible — if necessary

It thrives in the extreme heat of Phoenix

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protect young trees on hard frost nights

Warm soil and long days fuel rapid root establishment and leaf growth

Check for caliche — break through any hardpan layer completely for drainage