Carob
SpeciesCeratonia siliqua
Also called locust bean, carob tree, St John's-bread, locust-tree
Connections
Fact sheet
every fact quoted from its sourcefrom Fabaceae · “L.L.Bean Boots” — L.L.Bean - Outside Together Since 1912Pause VideoPause Video
from Fabaceae · “Seeds generally germinate in soil temperatures between 60 and 80°F, with germination time ranging from 6 to 10 days, depending on the temperature” — Holmes Seed Company – Bean Growing Guide
“Warm and humid: 18-27 °C (65-80 °F)” — Carob Care: Light, Water & Tips | Leafy
“Water roughly every 14 days, let the top 2-3 cm of soil dry out between waterings” — Carob Care: Light, Water & Tips | Leafy
“slightly acidic to neutral pH (6.5-7.0)” — Carob Care: Light, Water & Tips | Leafy
from Fabaceae · “Bush types are seeded 2 - 4 inches in the row” — Holmes Seed Company – Bean Growing Guide
“Mature height ~9.1 m (30.0 ft)” — Carob Care: Light, Water & Tips | Leafy
from Fabaceae · “Looking to get started by growing your own bean seed?” — Holmes Seed Company – Bean Growing Guide
“when the sweet, ripe pods eventually fall to the ground” — Carob - Wikipedia
“The pods take a full year to develop and ripen” — Carob - Wikipedia
from Fabaceae · “Fresh beans can be eaten straight from the pod (think green beans)” — 29 Types of Beans Every Home Cook Should Know In 2026
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Where this comes from
- Name and place in the family tree: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC BY 4.0)
- Linked record: Wikidata (CC0)
- Wikipedia: Carob
- Fact sheet: 7 source pages, read and quoted by the OmniGrow Librarian