They are the long pods where the seeds of the mesquite tree develop. They aren't edible. You may find canned beans called mesquite flavored beans. That just means they are flavored with some time of meat that has been smoked over mesquite wood.
Prosopis Mesquite beans grow in a pod as they are legumes.
Many wild animals along with rodents and birds eat mesquite. Coyotes have been known to eat mesquite beans and pods. Mesquite pods are safe and even beneficial for dogs as well.
Eating the leaves or the wood of the mesquite tree would not be very tasty. However, the Comanche Indians living in the southwestern plains used to harvest seeds (beans) from the mesquite tree, and grind them into a paste which they used to sweeten and flavor their meat.
Well, you can get them with mesquite or without. If you don't want mesquite get the ones that say NO MESQUITE.
The address of the Mesquite Library is: 121 West 1St North St, Mesquite, 89027 4759
There are three different kinds of Mesquite trees, the Honey Mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa), Screwbean Mesquite (Prosopis pubescens ), and Velvet Mesquite (Prosopis velutina).
The address of the Mesquite Public Library is: 300 W Grubb Dr, Mesquite, 75149 3429
The address of the Historic Mesquite Foundation is: Po Box 850137, Mesquite, TX 75149
mesquite tree
There is no such thing as a mesquite cactus. There are, however, mesquite trees and shrubs.
The address of the Historic Mesquite Inc is: 1616 N Galloway Ave, Mesquite, TX 75149-2274
The phone number of the Mesquite Library is: 702-507-4080.