carob tree

Jantina says...
You can't tell until it flowers, which if it's a seedling could take many years. For the home grower who only wants one tree your best bet is to pay the money and buy a grafted Clifford which is a hermaphrodite and has good beans.

fruitist says...
Sorry, not "wild honey" but "locust".

J says...
My little clifford (1 foot tall) is busy flowering. Will be interesting to see if it forms any fruit. Easy tree to look after. Got it from daleys.

ringelstrumpf says...
How is your climate, wet or dry and do you have long hot summers? I thought this is what you need for Carob.

J says...
hey jantina, It grown about 5 inches, but it's healthy. The thing to keep in mind is the clifford is about a meter away from a ten meter tall gum tree. So I'm not sure if that's slowing down the growth. Eitherway the clifford is flowering and growing very slowly.. and now my backyard officially has no more room for trees. All spots taken!

And ringel if that question is for me: I'm in the dandenong ranges near melbourne. Dry summers and wet winters. The Clifford carob seems fine with this.

J says...
I've gotten truckloads of rain, Ringel and my carob doesn't seem to mind it at all.

Jason says...
A guy here has one fruiting in his backyard no problem. Long way from QLD but worth a mention :P. I only have a couple of seedlings, they grow pretty well but I'd say still years from flowing since it's only about 9 feet x 9 feet

speedy says...
My 'Clifford' has been in the ground 3yrs now and is just about to ripen it's first pods this autumn.
its about 1.4m h x 1.4m wide
...that's a guess- too lazy to go and measure it atm :-P
I'll check later when I go to pick capers.
the other cvs. , planted at the same time, haven't flowered yet.
I expect them to flower next spring.

speedy says...
The Clifford has about 40 pods from 6 racemes.
about 150mm or a bit longer....
some smaller and are a bit withered at the distal end,
maybe due to unseasonal humid weather this year.

Phil@Tyalgum says...
Great shots there John.. I have a couple of named varieties, Sfax (female) and Clifford (hermaphrodite) which are flowering in the rain.. hope it's not too wet for the pods to ripen whenever that is.

Phil@Tyalgum says...
Well those sticky looking flattish green structures look like they may be female flowers amongst the anthers.. I'm not familiar with the carob flowers' structure but you might be in luck.

John Mc says...
Yes I have a Clifford in a pot.
Do they graft well?. what type of graft is commonly used on Carob and when is it typically done?

John Mc says...
Oh, right then, just as you do with citrus. It might have to wait a couple of years, my Clifford is too small to rob it of any propagating material just yet.

Jon M says...
Hi Jenny, how much did your tree cost and did you get it straight from Daleys.

jennyv says...
I do have to make a correction though My Carob tree is 0.38 centimetres tall The only concern that I have at the moment is that the bottom leaves are turning yellow and falling I'm just waiting for Daleys advice :(

regi says...
Clifford after 2 1/2 year in ground. Live in the eastern suburbs of Brisbane. It has a couple of flowers now.