Ceratonia siliqua
St. John's Bread Carob
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St. John's Bread Carob (Ceratonia siliqua) - Description
C. siliqua is native to the eastern Mediterranean region. It is often multistemmed, maintaining a busy form. It grows at a moderate rate with glossy dark green, unusually dense foliage.
St. John's Bread Carob (Ceratonia siliqua) - Blooming
In the springtime, the trees produce small red flowers. Female trees can be messy as they produce many seed pods that can be up to 1 ft. long.
St. John's Bread Carob (Ceratonia siliqua) - Growth
These evergreen shrubs or trees doe best with full sun exposure. Can survive to 18F/-8C. Young trees may need some frost protection in the winter.
St. John's Bread Carob (Ceratonia siliqua) - Planting
Fresh seeds sprout easily. Chip or nick the hard seed coat of dry, hardened seeds and let soak in water until the seed begins to swell before planting. Plant the swollen seeds in moist sand. Transplant into the ground when the seedling is large enough, but preferably in spring.
St. John's Bread Carob (Ceratonia siliqua) - Pest
If over watered or grown in poor soil, Carob is susceptible to root rot.
St. John's Bread Carob (Ceratonia siliqua) - Interesting facts
Carob has been used as a food source since antiquity in the middle east and eastern Africa. The story of John the Baptist living off of locusts and honey probably originally refered to carob pods but got translated from Greek as locust.
St. John's Bread Carob (Ceratonia siliqua) - Soil and irrigation
Very tolerant of droughts, but if the tree is being grown for fruit production they need regular water. Needs well-drained soil.
