Anyone gotta line on some High Quality Mesquite?

MaskedMarvel · November 2012

Fruita's out of stock... Why is it so hard to find Mequite??

henapple · November 2012

Where are you located?

The Cen-Tex Smoker · November 2012

No Shortage here. Millions of mesquite trees growing all around town :) I'll send you some if you can't find it. Just let me know.

nolaegghead · November 2012

Don't farmers consider mesquite trees a nuisance in Texas? I thought I read about some plans to try to eradicate them, or at least start controlling them.

Village Idiot · November 2012

OT: Interesting trivia about Mesquite.

During the period of the Texas Cattle Trails from Texas to Kansas City (where the railroads were), cattle would eat mesquite seeds off the tree, then about 20 miles later, would poop it out. From that, another mesquite tree would grow. Those same trails were used for thirty years or so, so the mesquites became prolific all along the trails.

Mesquite wood gives off a distinct hue to infrared cameras, so, today, satellite photos from space show the locations of each of the famous cattle trails, such as the Goodnight-Loving Trail, the Chisolm Trail, and the Shawnee Trail.

MaskedMarvel · November 2012

Greensboro NC. I can get dried out rotten bagged wood from HD or such... Just hoping for a quality connection.

henapple · November 2012

I buy 100lb bags from logans roadhouse..around $25. Have a few beers and smooze the Mgr.

Village Idiot · November 2012

nolaegghead said:

Don't farmers consider mesquite trees a nuisance in Texas? I thought I read about some plans to try to eradicate them, or at least start controlling them.

Sure. Some do if the trees interfere with the crops. I will tell you though; Mesquite wood is gorgeous. My coffee table and fireplace mantle are made out of mesquite.

nolaegghead · November 2012

Village Idiot said:

nolaegghead said:

Don't farmers consider mesquite trees a nuisance in Texas? I thought I read about some plans to try to eradicate them, or at least start controlling them.

Sure. Some do if the trees interfere with the crops. I will tell you though; Mesquite wood is gorgeous. My coffee table and fireplace mantle are made out of mesquite.

I've always been a fan of mesquite lumber - hard as rock and as crooked as a politician, but beautiful.

Austin Egghead · November 2012

nolaegghead said:

Don't farmers consider mesquite trees a nuisance in Texas? I thought I read about some plans to try to eradicate them, or at least start controlling them.

In my youth they were considered a nuisance tree, but many times that was the only shade available for the cattle. The beans are high in sugar and the horses and cattle gobble them up. It was a professor from Texas A&I that convinced the ranchers there was "gold in yon mesquites".

As Gary says the wood is beautiful.

Griffin · November 2012

We burn tons of it down at the ranch. Use it to make bonfires at night and cook over live coals for dinner. Father in law just bought one of them fancy gas powered hydraulic log splitters just to manage it. Would have brought some back but there was no room left in the truck.

From what I hear, you can grind up the seeds and make some kind of flour with it.

MaskedMarvel · November 2012

I guess I'm swimming in oak and pecan up here... mesquite is just my preferred meat smoke,,

I'll try that Logan's idea. Thanks gang,

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