Latin Name:
Ceratonia siliqua
Physical Description:
Carob is an evergreen shrub in the same family as peas. The leaves are vaguely heart shaped, and are shiny dark green on the top and light matte green on the underside. They tend to fold toward the center vein.
Usage:
Carob is sometimes known as "hippy chocolate" because of it's popularity as a chocolate alternative the 1960's. It can be safely fed to dogs. Traditionally it is crushed, roasted and used to make beverages, syrups, compotes and liqueurs.
Factoids:
Sometimes called "St. John's Bread" by Christians, because there is a traditionally held belief that St. John the Baptist subsisted on carob in the wilderness. There is a similar story about Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai and his son in the Jewish tradition.
Harvesting Season
From:
September
To:
November 
