The honey mesquite pod is a consumable item in Fallout: New Vegas.
Characteristics[]
The pods grow on honey mesquite trees. Trees with pickable pods will appear bushier in foliage and have strings of pods hanging from the branches. Pods can be eaten or used in recipes and will regrow over time, upon which trees can be harvested again.
Survival skill effect[]
| Skill | Effect | Hardcore effect |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | +1 Hit Point for 4s | -12 Dehydration , -12 Starvation |
| 20 | +1 Hit Point for 4s | -14 Dehydration , -14 Starvation |
| 30 | +1 Hit Point for 4s | -16 Dehydration , -16 Starvation |
| 40 | +1 Hit Point for 4s | -18 Dehydration , -18 Starvation |
| 50 | +2 Hit Point for 4s | -20 Dehydration , -20 Starvation |
| 60 | +2 Hit Point for 4s | -22 Dehydration , -22 Starvation |
| 70 | +2 Hit Point for 4s | -24 Dehydration , -24 Starvation |
| 80 | +2 Hit Point for 4s | -26 Dehydration , -26 Starvation |
| 90 | +2 Hit Point for 4s | -28 Dehydration , -28 Starvation |
| 100 | +3 Hit Point for 4s | -30 Dehydration , -30 Starvation |
Recipes[]
This item is used in crafting grilled mantis, Party Time Mentats and black coffee if Honest Hearts is installed.
Creation requirements
| Materials: | Requirements: | Produces: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Honey mesquite pod (1) Mantis foreleg (1) Wine (1) |  | Survival: 30 |  | Grilled mantis (1) |
| Materials: | Requirements: | Produces: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Honey mesquite pod (1) Mentats (1) Whiskey (1) | | Science: 50 | | Party Time Mentats (1) |
| Materials: | Requirements: | Produces: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Coffee mug (1) Coffee pot¹ (1) Honey mesquite pod (1) | | Survival: 15 Honest Hearts add-on | | Black coffee (1) |
- ¹ The coffee pot will remain in the crafter's inventory afterward, and can be reused.
Locations[]
- Plants
- Several west and northwest of Blue Paradise Vacation Rentals.
- Several in the surrounding area of Powder Ganger camp north.
- Several near Nipton Road pit stop, in the area with the radscorpions.
- Several in the greenhouses of NCR sharecropper farms.
- Several along Pine Ravines pathway from Nevada State Route 157 to Ranger Station Foxtrot.
- Eleven trees can be found in Westside. Seven of these are found in the planters behind Miguel's Pawn Shop, and four of these can be found in the planters outside the Westside west entrance.
- Five in the bluffs surrounding the Mesquite Mountains camp site.
- Four trees along Nevada 157 on the way to Jacobstown from Highway 95.
- Two trees in Goodsprings behind Doc Mitchell's house.
- On El Dorado Dry Lake's west side, spaced out along the perimeter.
- One tree is south of the northern passage, just outside the unmarked Jackal gang member encampment.
- A large number of honey mesquite trees can be found growing in Zion Canyon.
- Pods
- Several pods can be found on the shelf behind the Mojave Outpost barracks bar.
- Dried version - One of the items converted from the seed package north of Dionaea Muscipula, across the pipe.
- One can be acquired every 3 in-game days after the completion of Field Research, once the Biological research station has been upgraded.
Notes[]
Randall Clark mentions in a May 5, 2083 terminal entry that he has discovered banana yucca, honey mesquite, and prickly pear are still safe to eat after the war, despite minor mutations.[1][2]
Behind the scenes[]
The honey mesquite tree is a real world plant known as Prosopis glandulosa, or honey mesquite.
