Leslie Roy Mesquite shrubs & flowering plants Skip heavy amendments

Skip heavy amendments

and Penstemon for a year-round hummingbird buffet in your Gilbert or Peoria garden

or Mesa for dramatic tropical-desert style without the safety concerns of spiny agaves

Brilliant yellow flowers blanket the canopy March through May

Spring (Feb–Apr): One of the first desert trees to leaf out

Leslie Roy Mesquite shrubs & flowering plants Skip heavy amendmentsPhoenix's Premier Large Canopy Shade Tree Leslie Roy Mesquite Leslie Roy Mesquite (Prosopis 'Leslie Roy') is one of the most popular and highly regarded shade trees in the Phoenix Valley, prized for its exceptionally large, symmetrical canopy, fast growth, and relatively few thorns compared to native mesquites. A superior hybrid cultivar, Leslie Roy combines the toughness and drought tolerance of the desert mesquite with refined growth habits that