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CERATONIA siliqua Carob 25g
St. Johns bread
Other names: Carob, Locust bean
Family: Fabaceae
Characteristics: Tree to 10 m
Seeds per packet: 15
Seed per gram: 6
The flesh of the seed pod can be ground after drying and used as a substitute for cocoa (Chocolate) or the fruit can be eaten fresh from the tree.
Well known to the ancient Greeks, who planted seeds of this plant in Greece and Italy.
There are references to carob in the Bible, also called St. John's bread or locust bean because the pods were once thought to have been the locusts that were eaten by John the Baptist in the Wilderness.
Spaniards carried carob to Mexico and South America, and the British took carob to South Africa, India, and Australia.
Can be pruned to maintain height and shape or grown as a hedging plant.
Native to Syria where it has been in cultivation for at least 4000 years.
Prefers a well-drained soil in an open sunny position, drought and frost tender.
Importing to Tasmania Prohibited