Rare for them to get very large or straight. They are riparian, and grow only when they get water. When they get consistent water from landscaping they grow and grow.
Only tree we have in the desert that doesn’t crack and twist like crazy when drying.
Mesquite naturally grows as a low scrubby tree. When watered and pruned a lot they can become more of a tree. That one is pretty big for Mesquite.
…the walnut of the desert
The GSOB is killing almost everything up there. Suggestions welcome. Working on solar kiln ideas to turn lemons into lemonade...maybe transport the trees (covered) down to me where there are no oaks to infect, let them cook in the hellish desert heat (can cover with black plastic) and then...