Carob St. John's Bread Locust
Ceratonia siliqua
Fabaceae · broadleaf evergreen tree · introduced
Last updated
Data Maturity Structured
This profile synthesizes data from multiple published sources. Expert field review is in progress.
Quick Facts
Height
30–40 ft
Hardiness
Zone Zones 8b–9a
Bloom Time
September to November
Origin
the Mediterranean region, where many cultivars have been
Diseases (8)
White Mold Sclerotinia Rot Thekopsora minima and Naohidemyces vaccinii 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