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Carob St. John's Bread Locust

Ceratonia siliqua

Fabaceae · broadleaf · introduced

Quick Facts

Height
30–40 ft
Hardiness
Zone Zones 9a–8b
Bloom Time
September to November
Origin
the Mediterranean region, where many cultivars have been

Diseases (8)

White Mold Sclerotinia Rot
Thekopsora minima and Naohidemyces vaccinii Rust
Botrytis cinerea Gray Mold
Fusarium spp. Fusarium Root Rot
Several soilborne Damping-off
Curly top (Beet curly top virus)
Common And Yellow Mosaics
Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae Bacterial Blight

Pests (5)

Thysanoptera Thrips
Tetranychidae Spider mite
Cutworms and Armyworms
Halyomorpha halys Brown marmorated stink bug
Bean aphid