Carob (Ceratonia siliqua) - Garden.org

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Plant Habit:	Tree
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences:	Mesic Dry Mesic Dry
Plant Height:	10 meter (1.000 cm)
Plant Spread:	10 meter (1.000 cm)
Leaves:	Unusual foliage color
Flowers:	Inconspicuous
Flower Color:	White
Suitable Locations:	Xeriscapic
Uses:	Shade Tree
Dynamic Accumulator:	Nitrogen fixer
Resistances:	Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds:	Provide darkness Needs specific temperature: 21°-25°C Other info: pour boiling water over the seeds and soak them for at least 48 hours
Miscellaneous:	Tolerates poor soil

Common names

Carob
St. John's Bread

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Date: c. 1800-05
illustration by P. J. Redouté from Duhamel's 'Traité des arbres

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Location: San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-04

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Location: Malta
Date: 2023-10-06
Look like male flowers

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Location: Orto Botanico di Cagliari - Sardinia
Date: 2017-09-10

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Location: Jardi Botanic de Soller - Mallorca - Spain
Date: 2017-05-24

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Location: Barcelona, Spain | April, 2023
Date: 2023-04-04

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Location: San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-04

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Location: Botanical garden of Crete

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Location: Botanical garden of Crete
Date: 2022-06-01

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Location: Orto Botanico di Cagliari - Sardinia
Date: 2017-09-10

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Location: Botanical Garden Barcelona (Spain)
Date: 2017-05-21

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Location: Jardi Botanic de Soller - Mallorca - Spain
Date: 2017-05-24

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Date: 2023-10-06

Uploaded by skopjecollection

Location: Orto Botanico di Cagliari - Sardinia
Date: 2017-09-10

Uploaded by RuuddeBlock

Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2011-03-19

Uploaded by DaylilySLP

Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2011-03-19

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Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2011-03-19

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Location: Cyprus
Date: 2010-12-13

Uploaded by JonnaSudenius

Location: Cyprus
Date: 2010-12-13

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Location: Kenner, La. 70065
Date: Aug 2015
slow growing

Uploaded by greenman

Date: 2014-04-14

Uploaded by treehugger

Location: Botanical Garden Barcelona (Spain)
Date: 2017-05-21

Uploaded by RuuddeBlock

Location: Mallorca
Date: 2017-05-24

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Location: Mallorca
Date: 2017-05-24

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Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2013-08-09
Still in pot, tree has grown 26' in two years

Uploaded by wildflowers

Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2013-08-09

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Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2011-03-19

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Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2011-03-19

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Posted by skopjecollection (SE europe(balkans) - Zone 6b) on Dec 30, 2023 2:23 AM concerning plant:

According to the tour guide, this is the only native tree to the mediterranean around Malta and Sicily to grow tall enough and provide decent shade. Its seeds can be used for food, and to make gum. It forms massive root structures growing in crevices of hard limestone rock, typical for the region.

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