Description: St. John's Bread, Ceratonia Siliqua (20 Seeds) The drought-tolerant tree has pairs of nearly round leaflets and shiny, lavender-brown, flattened legumes, found only on female trees. The fruits, which have a pulpy texture on the inside (similar to tamarind), are high in sugar and protein. The seeds, which are exceptionally uniform in size and weight (about 5 seeds per gram), were the original jeweler s carat weight. The fruit is processed into flour that is used as a chocolate substitute in candy and baked goods, as well as a stabilizer and texturing agent in many cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and processed foods. Ceratonia siliqua has a HPWRA (Hawaii Pacific Weed Risk Assessment) score of 0 (Low Risk). Native range: Middle East Horticultural use: Screen or Hedged Ethnobotanical Info / Tree Use: Carob has been a nutritional food source for humans for millennia, with earliest evidence of use dating to 8000 B.C. The seed pods are edible raw or cooked and are eaten in traditional dishes across the Mediterranean basin. Processed carob pods are commercially sold as a sugar product, substitute for chocolate, and liquor. Medicinal uses of the leaves, bark, and fruit include treatments for indigestion, anti-bacterial, and anti-diabetic. The seedpods are used in the industrial production of locust bean gum, used extensively in processed foods.Tree shape: Rounded Foliage type: Evergreen Maximum tree height: 40 feet Canopy width: 30-40 feet Growth rate: ~24 in/year Leaf arrangement and form: Alternate, Pinnately Compound Leaf/leaflet shape: Oval Leaf color: Dark Green Flowers: Fragrant Flower color: Red Flower type: Has male and female reproductive parts in each flower (perfect) Flowering Time: Spring Fruit: Very Large Brown Legumes Fruiting time: Fall or Summer Fruit Value: Edible Bark: Dark Brown, Scaly Litter: Dry Fruit
Price: 7.5 USD
Location: North Las Vegas, Nevada
End Time: 2025-01-17T21:03:06.000Z
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Country/Region of Manufacture: Madagascar