Mesquite wood

Just learning about hugelkultur. We are in Arizona and have lots of mesquite tree's, thus lots of mesquite wood. Is it okay to use mesquite for the beds?

Howdy Ray, welcome to permies !

I will bet you could find some answers in this thread.

https://permies.com/t/12206/hugelkultur/Hugelkultur-Good-wood-Bad-wood

Any wood works, but the mesquite's are nitrogen fixers for the soil.

Better off leaving em standing, while they live, and burying other wood outside the drip line, to grow other trees and shrubs.

Morgan, why would you think cutting mesquite will kill it? I think Ray is going to have a problem with mesquite roots sending up volunteers to sprout out of the top of the hugelkultur. It is damn persistent, and burning it to the ground and hacking the stump with a mattock only seems to make it sprout with renewed vigor.

Actually here in AZ on big trash day, you can find all the mesquite cuttings you want! Lol. No need to cut down a tree 😉