Carob Tree
Ceratonia siliqua
About this plant
A tough evergreen shade tree with dark glossy leaves that holds its colour through the driest summer. An excellent choice for public planting where irrigation cannot be guaranteed year-round.
Planting & care
Full sun, any well-drained soil including poor and rocky ground. Water through establishment only. Slow-growing but very long-lived; prune lightly in spring to raise the canopy.
Suitable for
- Category
- Trees
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Position
- Outdoor
- Mature height
- 4-10 m
- Mature spread
- 4-8 m
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Water requirement
- Low
- Maintenance
- Low
- Flowering season
- September - November
- Climate
- Extremely drought tolerant; native and fully at home on dry coastal ground.
- Availability
- In stock
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