Ceratonia siliqua - Carob Tubestock | Tree Seedling

Description:
A hardy evergreen tree with a dense rounded canopy, glossy dark green leaves, and long decorative seed pods. Native to the Mediterranean region, Carob is valued as both an ornamental and productive tree. The sweet pods are commonly used as a chocolate substitute in food products and can also be fed to livestock - their pods tend to come on during the autumn feed gap. Extremely tough and drought tolerant, it performs well in warm, dry climates and makes an excellent shade and feature tree.

🌳 Height:
3–15 m

🌿 Width:
2 - 12 m canopy spread

🔧 Uses:
- Edible pod production
- Shade and feature tree
- Drought-tolerant landscaping
- Shelterbelts and windbreaks
- Livestock fodder

🌱 Ideal growing conditions:
- Well-drained soils (sandy, loamy, or rocky soils)
- Full sun
- Warm temperate to Mediterranean climates
- Low rainfall and dry summer regions

💪 Tolerates:
- Poor soils
- Heat
- Wind
- Limestone and alkaline soils
- Dry conditions

💧 Drought hardy:
Yes — extremely drought tolerant once established

❄️ Frost tolerant:
Low to moderate — young trees are frost-sensitive; mature trees tolerate light frost

🧂 Salt tolerant:
Moderate — tolerates some coastal exposure and mildly saline soils