Carob St. John's Bread Locust
Ceratonia siliqua
Fabaceae · broadleaf evergreen tree · introduced
Last updated
Quick Facts
Height
30–40 ft
Growth Rate
Medium
Light
Full Sun
Soil
Well Drained To Moist
Water
Moderate to high
Hardiness
Zone Zones 8b–9a
Bloom Time
September to November
Origin
the Mediterranean region, where many cultivars have been
Watch for this season
Bacterial BlightHigh
Spring Infection Period
Damping-offHigh
Spring Sowing - Preemergence Damping-off Risk
RustHigh
Aecial Stage (Alternate Host)
Diseases: Regionally Documented (8)
White Mold Sclerotinia Rot Multiple genera (Melampsoridium, Thekopsora, Naohidemyces... Rust Gray Mold Fusarium spp. Fusarium Root Rot Several soilborne Damping-off Curly top (Beet curly top virus) Bean common mosaic virus and Bean yellow mosaic virus Common And Yellow Mosaics Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae Bacterial Blight
Pests: Regionally Documented (5)
Data Maturity Structured Multiple sources. Expert review underway.