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Bosque

The cottonwood woodland along the Rio Grande.

The Mesilla Valley is characterized by its few remaining bosques, with native cottonwood trees and, increasingly, invasive salt cedar (tamarisk).

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Questions people ask

What trees grow in the bosque?

Native cottonwoods, with invasive salt cedar spreading.

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