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Fabaceae
Carob
Ceratonia siliqua
Also known as Ceratonia siliqua var. sterilis, Ceratonia siliqua var. vulgaris, Ceratonia siliqua var. latissima, Carob tree
Native Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Trees & Shrubs · Carob · Mediterranean · Drought Tolerant · Edible Pods · Evergreen Tree · Chocolate Substitute · Orchard · Fabaceae · Warm Climate · Food Plant
Carob is a drought-tolerant Mediterranean evergreen tree that thrives in full sun and well-drained, sandy or loamy soil with minimal watering once established. It is highly adaptable and low maintenance, making it an excellent choice for warm, dry climates such as USDA zones 9–11. The tree produces edible pods used as a chocolate substitute and is a long-lived, attractive specimen for large gardens or orchards.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 8 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently; allow soil to dry out completely between waterings once established · Every 14-21 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–7
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 6 in – 10 ft
- Spacing
- 240 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Angola, Baleares, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, China Southeast, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Ethiopia, France, Greece, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kenya, Kriti
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda, aspca
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