Comments on: The Carob

By: Brad Leeger

Brad Leeger — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 14:34:33 +0000

Thanks for the good article!

And some good comments! Please respond to the following:

1. Where can we buy seeds? (I’ve been trying to communicate with Austrahort with no success)

2. Do these trees have an allelopathic effect on surrounding plants? This is very important to know for intercropping and agro-forestry. I’ve not yet read about this, but remember seeing the same lack of grass under Carob trees in Pasadena, California, USA. I would like to introduce these trees to Mauritania, West Africa, to be used in fields for animals and widely scattered in crop fields. I need to know if they should stay out of the fields for crops.

Thanks much!
Brad

By: Barb

Barb — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 22:56:42 +0000

I just moved to Phoenix, AZ, USA. The home I purchased has a large Carob tree covering the front yard. Not a blade of grass grows under it. Light seems to get under there and I was wondering if the tree puts out something in its roots to keep down competition. If so, what fertilizer can I use to let grass grow there?

By: jen hollingbery

jen hollingbery — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:23:46 +0000

I have a carb tree in the back garden and I’m looking to sell or give away the 100 kilos, that drop every year !

By: Dale Harper

Dale Harper — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:43:20 +0000

Is it possible to buy seedling trees in Perth, either grafted or ungrafted?

By: Mary

Mary — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:14:05 +0000

I’ve been using the carob kibble for three weekd now and my horses are doing fantastic on it, their coats are in great nick and even the fussy ones are eating well now! It really is a great feed.

By: ivan martinovic

ivan martinovic — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:46:15 +0000

Thank you for such an interesting article.

My only question is: where can I obtain trees or seeds in or around Melbourne.

Ivan.

By: Spencer Woodard

Spencer Woodard — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:54:26 +0000

Carob is a fantastic animal forage. The carob seed was the original weight measurement for the carat.

When transplanting and moving carobs it is beneficial to relocate them with the same north orientation as they had before you moved them.

It is possible to relocate large mature trees.

In my experience seeds don’t need to be scarified. Soaking seeds for twenty four hours expedites germination.

Carob flowers attract honey bees. In areas with healthy bee populations blooming trees will be covered with thousands of bees. Blooming trees have a very distinct aroma.

Trees are slow growing and very long living.

By: Cate Ferguson

Cate Ferguson — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:31:00 +0000

Carob trees! what a brilliant idea. I’ve been looking around for a while for something interesting and useful to put on my western boundary – now i’ve found it. Thanks so much for a great article.