Carob Tree

Also known as St. John's Bread, Locust Bean, Locust Tree

Carob trees are robust, slow-growing evergreens that anchor Mediterranean scrublands with deep taproots and dense, glossy foliage. Small, red-tinted flowers emerge directly from older branches and trunk wood in autumn, relying largely on wind and insects for pollination. The resulting leathery, dark brown pods take nearly a full year to mature, providing a critical late-season food source for woodland rodents and foraging ungulates.