Mesquite trees are one of the toughest trees that grow in the desert and are normally problem free . The origin systemof a mesquit has been known to widen 200 feet below ground and horizontally far beyond the works canopy . They are hard to pour down , and their perseverance has to be look up to . However , at times mesquite do develop job .
Mesquite Twig Girdler
The mesquite twig girdler is also known as " nature ’s pruner " since it attacks mesquite and other desert tree and non - selectively girdles branches cause them to cash in one’s chips and come off . While this is unattractive , there is little you’re able to do to prevent it . The insect that causes the damage is a beetle about ½ inch long with antenna almost as long as the consistence . They chew a smear on the limb and lay eggs just inside the barque . When the larvae crosshatch they manducate all the way around , deaden and killing the branch . Controlling this worm with pesticides is not warranted since when the damage appears the beetle is long gone . Although annoying and unsightly , the legal injury to the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree is venial .
Mistletoe
The desert shape of mistletoe affects most tree in the desert , specially the mesquite . Birds channelise mistletoe seminal fluid from tree diagram to Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree , infect the arm through muck . Mistletoe also travels through the root system from tree to tree diagram .
Once a Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree is infected with mistletoe , it is impossible to decimate . Mistletoe is a sponger that finally kills the legion . However , it does take many age for the mesquite to snuff it , and you may extend its life story a very long time by cutting Loranthus europaeus out of the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree every time you see some sprouting from a offset . Cut the branch all the way back to the point of origin .
Slime Flux Disease
This disease appears on mesquites as sap hemorrhage accompanying wilt and dying of branches . The fluid that seeps out of the wound is sorry and smells bad . There is no therapeutic if your mesquite has this disease , and the only thing you could do is allow for preventative precaution . check that your tree is water during the hot and driest part of the summertime to forestall drouth stress . you could prune out an infected limb , but this will not kibosh the disease from killing the tree . This disease should not be confused with the propensity that mesquit tree have for phlebotomize sap when large limb are pruned . This is innate and normal . There is no odor associated with this form of seepage .
Slow Growth
Mesquites can survive on very small water , so little that normal desert rainfall is enough for trees in the desert to survive just fine . However , if you want your Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree to originate faster and have lush foliage , giving it extra piss is a practiced idea , especially during prolonged drouth or during the hot , dry months of summer . Soaking the entire sphere underneath the canopy , not at the base of the tree diagram , at least 5 feet down , will perk up your tree , and you will see a pregnant growth response within a growing season .
