Prosopis juliflora   Color: Rich dark brown heartwood with wavy darker lines.   Tree: This is a small, twisted, short-trunked tree, 20 to 50 feet high, or a large shrub. It is very slow growing, ill-shaped and scrawny looking tree with an exceptionally deep tap root.   Wood Description: This wood is hard, heavy, and tough The grain fine, wavy, and close-grained. The texture is medium to coarse. Very stable, has a beautiful luster, finishes to a high polish with excellent results. The lumber is often split and knotty and filling voids with epoxy and incorporating such characteristcs into work pieces is standard practice with Mesquite.   Typical Uses: Flooring, furniture, cabinet work, turning.   Growth Region: North and South America