Carob grows well anywhere that citrus is grown, and it prefers dry climates that receive more than 30  centimeters of rainfall--ideal mediterranean-type climates. Many residents of southern California have seen carob trees (Ceratonia siliqua) planted around town.         Carob is believed to be an archaic remnant of a part of the legume family now  generally considered extinct. A xerophytic (drought-resistant) species, Carob is well adapted to the ecological conditions of the Mediterranean region  and grows well in warm temperate and subtropical areas. Trees prefer well drained loam and are intolerant of water logging, but the deep root systems can adapt  to a wide variety of soil conditions and are fairly salt-tolerant. Frost-tolerant and can tolerate hot and humid coastal areas.
~CAROB~ Healthy Chocolate Substitute The dark brown fruits of Carob, Ceratonia siliqua, are used to produce carob powder, a substitute for chocolate. Ceratonia siliqua FABACEAE, Legume Family Native to the eastern Mediterranean to the Middle East St. John's Bread
	The Carob tree is an evergreen tree  up to 10 meters (33 ft) tall. with pinnately compound leaves (have 2 to 6 pairs of oval leaflets), which can grow to a height of 15 meters and be very  handsome. The crown is broad and semi-spherical, supported by a thick trunk with brown rough bark and sturdy branches. Leaves are 10 to 20 centimeters  (3.9 to 7.9 in) long, alternate, pinnate, and may or may not have a terminal leaflet. Nevertheless, this species is grown around the world primarily as  a food crop, for its sweet and nutritious fruits.   Height: 30-40 ft. (9-12 m) Spacing: 30-40 ft. (9-12 m) Hardiness: USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade Danger: Pollen may cause allergic reaction Bloom Color: Red Foliage: Evergreen Other details: This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping ~CAROB~ Ceratonia siliqua St. John's Bread
You are bidding on * live seedlings with vigorous root systems * inches tall with * leaves born and growing in a  small pot for ease of transplant.
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Although this product has a slightly different taste than chocolate, it has only one-third the  calories (total 1595 calories per pound), is virtually fat-free (chocolate is half fat), is rich in pectin, is not allergenic, has  abundant protein, and has no oxalic acid, which interferes with absorption of calcium. Consequently, carob flour is widely used in  health foods for chocolate-like flavoring. A very fine polysaccharide gum--mucilaginous, odorless, tasteless, and colorless--can also be  obtained from the pod and is now used in many products. There are also several putative medicinal uses of the plant, and singers formerly  chewed the pod husks in the belief that this clears the throat and voice.
	Carob, dried or roasted and having a slightly sweet taste, in powder or chip form, is used  as an ingredient in cakes and cookies. Carob is sometimes used as a substitute for chocolate (one reason is because, unlike chocolate, carob  does not contain caffeine). The seeds, also known as locust beans, are used as animal feed. They are also the source of locust bean gum, a thickening  agent used in numerous processed foods. In Egypt, carobs are consumed as a snack. Crushed pods are used to make a refreshing drink. Compotes and  liqueurs are made from carob in Turkey, Malta, Portugal, Spain and Sicily. Carob has proven effective in relieving diarrhea in infants. In Libya, a  syrup extracted from carob named rub is used as a complement to an Asida meal. Carob has also been used as an alternative to chocolate in dog treats. C. siliqua also contains leucodelphinidin, a colorless chemical compound.
The fruit of carob is a pod, technically a legume 15 to 30 centimeters in length and fairly thick and broad. Pods are  borne on the old stems of the plant on short flower stalks. Interestingly, most carob trees are monoecious, with individual male and female flowers.  The dark brown pods are not only edible, but also rich in sucrose (almost 40% plus other sugars) and protein (up to 8%). Moreover, the pod has vitamin  A, B vitamins, and several important minerals. They can be eaten directly by livestock, but we know carob mostly because the pods are ground into a flour  that is a cocoa substitute.
	Carob is native to the eastern Mediterranean, probably the Middle East, where it has been in cultivation for at  least 4000 years. The plant was well known to the ancient Greeks, who planted seeds of this plant in Greece and Italy.  There are references to carob in the Bible. For example, this plant is 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. That story was apparently wrong--he ate migratory locust. Seeds  were used to weight gold, hence the word "carat." Mohammed's army ate kharoub, and Arabs planted the crop in northern Africa and Spain (Moors),  along with citrus (Citrus) and olives (Olea). Spaniards carried carob to Mexico and South America, and the British took carob to South Africa, India,  and Australia. Records show that carob was intentionally introduced into the United States in 1854, and the first seedlings were apparently planted in  California in 1873.
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