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Hugelkultur with mesquite

 
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Hello Everyone.

Been wondering this sense i heard about Hugelkultur on TSP being from Central Texas we have lots and lots of mesquite trees.
Has anyone used mesquite in HugKul with any success? is it a good wood to use?
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If you can't use the mesquite for anything else (barbeque, fine-quality craft wood, etc) I think it would be a fantastic wood to use for hugelkultur.  I wish we had a few more mesquites, they are such wonderful trees.  We only have a handful and none are producing pods presently. 
 
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Thats about all the trees we have. There is a lot just down the road from me that was just tall grass that the owners let go and it's full of mesquite about 6 feet high.
 
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Yeah, they'll do that, kind of like the cedars. 
 
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