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Sunday, October
21, 2001
6 Mesquite trees
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| Paul
Iverson/Caller-Times |
| The
characteristics that make mesquite expensive and difficult to
work with are the qualities that make mesquite furniture last
for generations. |
They're an ornery piece of nature, with spindly branches, stealthy
thorns and sticky bean pods that litter the lawn. But those aren't
the only reasons to love them.
Besides ornamenting our lawns and parks with unusual
curly-cue shapes, they provide some of the hardest, most reliable
material for furniture and flooring - all the more priceless because
they generally don't grow in a straight pattern and therefore require
more labor - and cooking fuel sought by the finest of barbecuers.
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