Q: I have an area about 15 feet by 12 feet that is bordered on two sides by sidewalk on the south side of my house. I have an 8-year-old thornless mesquite tree planted in this area. I am worried ...

Chirping frantically as if protesting the recent destruction of their home, hundreds of small birds eerily swirled around the remains of a large Chilean mesquite tree piled next to the Rillito River ...