CAROB TREE --Ceratonia siliqua--

AKA "St. John's Bread" or "Algaroba". UNSEXED plants. Mediterranean tree with chunky pods rich in protein and sugar. Pulp is a sweetener and chocolate substitute, and the seeds can be roasted to use as a coffee substitute, or ground into a sugar-free flour. Wood is an attractive pinkish color. Drought resistant, hardy to 18° once established.